Click above images to enlarge Sashabaw Presbyterian Church SE of Clarkston at 5331 Maybee Road, east of Sashabaw Road, Clarkston vicinity - Oakland County Other Names Sashabaw United Presbyterian Church Property Type church Historic Use RELIGION/religious facility Current Use RELIGION Style Greek Revival Architect/Builder Pratt and Tuttle Narrative Description The Sashabaw Presbyterian Church is a small, clapboarded, gable-roofed, Greek Revival church with a flush-boarded pedimented gable treatment, a deep entablature, sixteen-over-sixteen sash windows, and a small steeple added in 1957. The rear addition was constructed in 1957. Statement of Significance A classic, New England style church, the Sashabaw Presbyterian Church is significant as a well-preserved, Greek Revival country church that has served the Sashabaw Plains area for over a century. The church, one of the oldest in the Detroit Presbytery, was erected by a church building society which was organized on January 20, 1855. Pratt and Tuttle were the contractors for the project. The buildings was dedicated in June 1856 as the house of worship for the First Presbyterian Church of Independence. The congregation had been organized in 1840 under the Plan of Union as the Church of Orion and Independence. Because of a small membership, the church in 1932 was dissolved. When Sashabaw United Presbyterian Church was organized in 1946, this building became its house of worship. The original steeple was restored and the building carefully preserved. Marker Name Sashabaw United Presbyterian Church Marker Text SASHABAW UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH This church structure, one of the oldest in the Detroit Presbytery, was erected by a church building society which was organized on January 20, 1855. A fine example of the classic New England church, it was built and furnished for three thousand dollars. It was dedicated in June 1856 as the house of worship for the First Presbyterian Church of Independence. The congregation had been organized in 1840 under the Plan of Union as the Church of Orion and Independence. Because of a small membership, the church in 1932 was dissolved. When Sashabaw United Presbyterian Church was organized in 1946, this building became its house of worship. The original steeple was restored and the building carefully preserved. Period of Significance 1826-1865 Significant Date(s) 1856 Registry Type(s) 03/02/1965 Marker erected 10/09/1980 National Register listed 09/18/1964 State Register listed Site ID# P24443