![]() Two years later they then sold twenty acres to Hiram Andrews for $300. He and his wife Sarah then sold a portion of the land to William and Laura Miller. The first land grant for an eighty-acre parcel of land on which the school was later located was received by Abel Warren in 1842. The school was moved to its present location in 1976 as part of the Shelby Township’s Bicentennial project. It was named for Hiram Andrews who owned the land on which the school was built. The school was originally located at the northeast corner of 25 Mile and Mound Roads. ![]() This small wooden building dates back to the 1800’s. Only one school remains today the former one-room Andrews Schoolhouse. ![]() ![]() Schools were named for the land donor or geographical and physical features. In 1881 six one-room schoolhouses dotted the countryside in Shelby Township, with 390 students. Curious Indians, drafty outhouses and long walks are just a few of the inconveniences early students had to endure in Macomb County, MI. ![]()
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