Click above images to enlarge Canton Fractional School District No. 1 Schoolhouse 50440 Cherry Hill Road, Canton - Wayne County Other Names Cherry Hill School Property Type schoolhouse Historic Use EDUCATION Current Use OTHER Style Italianate Other Architect/Builder Henry Ford Significant Person Henry Ford Narrative Description The Canton Fractional School District No. 1 School is a one-story, gabled-roofed, painted brick building, topped by a square flat roof and bracketed cupola. the building features a full-arched entrance and flanking six-over-six lights topped by round arch hood molds. Brick corbeling and brackets appear beneath the gabled peak. Marker Name Cherry Hill School Marker Text CHERRY HILL SCHOOL In 1876 this Italianate schoolhouse replaced a log school, built in 1836 and known officially as Canton Fractional No. 1 School. In 1944, Henry Ford, who operated a small factory in Cherry Hill, paid for an addition to this building, as well as for the salary for a second teacher. The school became part of Ford's Greenfield Village School System where students benefitted from art, music and dance curricula. Cherry Hill School was absorbed by the Plymouth School District in 1955. Period of Significance 1866-1900 Significant Date(s) 1876 Registry Type(s) 06/25/1991 Marker erected 03/16/1989 State Register listed Site ID# P25374