The museum was born in 1970 during the Sanford Area Centennial. It has grown to include ten period buildings each described here.
Constructed: 1910. The Riverside school was added on to in 1939 by WPA.
Original Location: 2222 Smith St.
Moved: Never moved.
Constructed: 1879.
Original Location: 5 Mile Road in Lincoln Township.
Moved: 1971.
Constructed: 1891.
Original Location: Averill.
Moved: 1979. Restored in 1982.
Constructed: Began in 1981.
Original Location: Built on site.
Moved: Never moved.
Constructed: 1910.
Original Location: Center Street.
Moved: 1983.
Constructed: 1870.
Original Location: Center Street at the railroad tracks.
Moved: 1984.
Constructed: Began in 1988.
Original Location: Built on site.
Moved: Never moved.
Constructed: 1889.
Original Location: Corner of 11 Mile Road and Beamish.
Moved: 1991.
Constructed: 1880s.
Original Location: Corner of 9 Mile and Olson Road.
Moved: 1993.
Constructed: 2022
Original Location: Built on site.
Moved: Never moved.
