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Troy Michigan
"Preserving the Light for Future Generations"
Supporting the Troy Museum & Historic Village
Heritage Campaign
From 2006 to 2012 the Troy Historical Society has embarked on a major capital campaign, the Heritage Campaign, to expand and improve the Troy Museum and Historic Village. Through the five projects of the Heritage Campaign the Troy Historical Society will preserve the past for children and their families, Troy businesses and their employees, and visitors while providing a context for future generations.
1837 Niles-Barnard House
The goals of the Niles-Barnard House project include the purchase a lot west of the museum to expand the village and provide a location for the historic 1837 Niles-Barnard House, followed by complete adaptive restoration of the structure. This house, recently donated on the condition that it be moved to the museum, was built in 1837 by one of Troy's founding pioneers, Johnson Niles, who named the community and spearheaded its early development. Norman Barnard purchased the house from the Niles descendents in 1941. In 1955, Troy Township leaders gathered with Township Supervisor Barnard in his home to develop a successful strategy for the township to incorporate as a home rule city. The Niles-Barnard House is considered the most historically significant structure in Troy.
Historic Barn
The goals of the Historic Barn project include the purchase of a lot west of the museum and the relocation and restoration of a 19th century barn on that site. This structure will be utilized to interpret the community's agricultural heritage and will serve as exhibit space for the museum's collection of farm implements and machinery.
1927 Township Hall Adaptive Reuse
This project is the adaptation of the 1927 Troy Township Hall at the Village for principal use as an exhibit museum. New galleries will tell the story of Troy from its inception as a rural community of immigrant farmers and tradesmen from New York through its development into a dynamic and diverse "edge" city. The interpretation featured in permanent and rotating gallery exhibits will be continued and expanded through appropriate, non-intrusive signage in the museum's other structures and on the Village Green.
Maintenance Endowment Fund
This project will establish and fund a permanent endowment to assist the City of Troy with the maintenance of each of the historic buildings, Village Green grounds, and the archives located on the grounds of the Troy Museum & Historic Village.
Gateway to the Village Green
This project includes the development of a "Gateway to the Village Green" that will enhance the visual identity of the museum. It is proposed that the gateway will include the placement of a Detroit United Railway (DUR) car reminiscent of those cars that served the community from 1899 to 1931.
Quarterly progress reports on the Troy HIstorical Society Heritage Compaign to expand and enhance the Troy Museum & Historic Village are available below. Click on the report you wish to view.
The quarterly reports are in PDF format. To view and print the reports, you need either Adobe Acrobat Reader or the PDF viewer plug-in for your browser. Most computers already have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. If you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, download the free current version using this link:
Contributions to the Heritage Campaign are tax deductible according to IRS guidelines. All Heritage Campaign contributions should be made payable to the Troy Historical Society.
Click on this link: Heritage Campaign Gift/Pledge Form for a gift and pledge form that you can print and fill out.
The gift and pledge form is in PDF format. To view and print the form, you need either Adobe Acrobat Reader or the PDF viewer plug-in for your browser. Most computers already have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. If you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, download the free current version using this link: