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Greenmead Historical Park is a nearly 200-year-old, 95-acre historical park purchased by the City of Livonia in 1976 and operated by the City of Livonia’s Parks and Recreation Department. The park includes the historical Greenmead Farm and its outbuildings, a 13-building historical village, Greenmead Community Garden, Virginia B. Matley Nature Trail, and soccer fields.
This park site was the 1820s homestead of Michigan pioneer Joshua Simmons. The farm complex features an 1841 Greek Revival farmhouse and its outbuildings and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The farm maintains its unique architectural character and is significant in that nine of its eleven original outbuildings are still intact. Built-in 1829, the North Barn was the first barn built in Livonia Township. The Simmons family lived in a modest frame house, while the barn, a building of primary importance, was the first major structure completed.
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Greenmead Historical Park, 8 Mile & Newburgh, Livonia MI
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24' 0" x 24' 0"
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Community garden
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Traditional layout - rows etc
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Sunny
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Heavy / Clay soil
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Garden Plan
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