Re-dedication of Preservation Park celebrated in Canton
The new pavilion is now the permanent home of the popular Canton Farmers Market which draws crowds of shoppers from throughout the area every Sunday. Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans, Wayne County Commissioner Melissa Daub (Dist. 10), as well as Michigan State Rep. Ranjeev Puri (Dist. 24) joined Canton Supervisor Anne Maire Graham-Hudak in celebrating the park renovations.
“All of these park improvements are major contributions to the growing momentum surrounding the revitalization of Cherry Hill Village,” said Canton Community Development Director Jon LaFever. “It has taken tremendous collaborations to get to where we are with these substantial investments in creating another great location that is designed to bring the residents and visitors together with enhanced community spaces and amenities.”
The renovations were funded by Wayne County SLFRF (State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds), a part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), in addition to a Wayne County Parks Millage, and funding from Canton Township.
The new 70-foot by 30-foot Mortise and Tenon style pavilion was constructed of 35,000 pounds of Douglas Fir beams and Oak wooden pins using a traditional Scandinavian style of joining timbers and wooden pins by means of giant oak mallets, officials said. Further improvements made to the 7-acre park include the addition of a new storage building, and hard surface accessible parking areas near two site pavilions. Further enhancements will be made to all the historic buildings located throughout Preservation Park in the coming months, according to township officials.
The park, located in Cherry Hill Village, is home to several historic properties that were moved to this site, including the Bartlett Travis House, a one and half story Civil War era structure; the 1845 Clyde Corwin House and the Canton Historic Society barn, which houses local artifacts.
