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The Springhill barn
was built in the 1870s in Walker Township near Grand Rapids. A 40’ by 60’ English gabled barn, it was part
of the Moses Edison farm after he purchased 80 acres from the federal
government in 1841. The barn housed
Jersey cattle while the farmstead also included a vibrant orchard. The barn acquired its name from an artesian
well on the farm, appreciated by travelers.
After the last Edison family member left the farm in 2000, the land was
sold for development. The family farm
house was moved to become a museum and the barn was donated to Tillers
International, dismantled, moved to Pavilion Twp, Kalamazoo County, MI and reconstructed. The rebuilt barn contains most of the
original hand hewn beams including three 60-foot beams. Today the barn is home to 30 shorthorn cows,
6 oxen, three Belgian draft horses and some 4,000 bales of hay.
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