62420 Mound Rd, Washington

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The Moyers Residence

David Thruston Jr. purchased 320 acres of land running from 29 Mile to 28 Mile on Mound Rd. in 1824. In 1825 Henry Moires (Moyers) purchased 80 acres around the corner on 29 Mile from the Thurston property. He would deed to the township of Washington a half acre of his land for a township burial ground that would become Washington Center Cemetery.

Early map of the Thurston and Moires property , Mound Rd west and 29 Mile Rd north, Campground east

Daniel and Eliza Thurston, who now owned the property, also, two of the founding settlers of Washington Township, sold their property to the Moyers brothers, Henry and Adam for $4000. on the 23rd of June 1850.

The house built on the land purchased is considered to be the second oldest house in the township. Located on the east side of Mound Road south of 29 Mile. The front half of the home is believed to have been built in 1851 and 1857. The back half was constructed in the 1860’s or 1870’s. The house still contains the original flooring on the stairs and second floor.

Image courtesy of the ‘The Record Newspaper’

In 1891, the Henry Moyers Estate sold the home to Joseph and Fredericka Slating for $4500. In 1920 Mr. and Mrs. Slating passed the home on to Otto Ludtke and his soon-to-be wife Jeanette. The house went through many sales after that and a major restoration would take place in 1993, before being foreclosed on in June 2013.

In 2016 new owners would see the potential in the home before them. With the house having been in foreclosure for some time prior to their purchasing it, there was much remodeling and restoration to be done. After a number of holiday parties, the house caught fire on the evening of the 27th December 2017. The official cause was an electrical fire originating in the attic. Although a good majority of the home was destroyed , the original exterior walls were still standing because of the plaster inside. The plaster consisted of concrete mixed with horsehair as a binding. This would stop the fire from reaching the outside. Over the next couple of years the second restoration would take place on this beautiful home.

Renovation of the Moyers house in 2019

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Published by Linda Osborne Cynowa

Linda Osborne Cynowa has lived in the Washington Township community since 2007. She moved to this area because of its beautiful hills, stunning scenery, and fruit orchards. Linda’s background is in photography, genealogy, and with a lifelong love of history, found herself working in a voluntary capacity with the Romeo Community Archives at the Romeo Kezar Library. She researched the many historic homes and families in the Romeo and Washington area, which led to a keen interest and knowledge of the area’s history. With a love of the Arcadia Publishing ‘Images of America’ books, she was always bothered that Washington Township wasn’t represented. When inquiring about this, she was told, “You haven’t written it yet”! With the encouragement of the Archivists at the Community Archives, a proposal was submitted for consideration. In September of 2019, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP became part of the ‘Images of America’ series.

2 thoughts on “62420 Mound Rd, Washington”

  1. I loved this entry. I did not know how old the house was, I did not know when I began reading your post the it is right in front of our community. I do remember the fire, but didn’t realize the plaster and horsehair kept the walls from burning down. They used horsehair for everything back in those days!

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