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The History of Country Place

The first units were built in Court A, just to the east of the Broquet Farm Barn. These were used as models. Country Place Condo units were built in five phases from 1972 to completion in 1980 and are identified by letters of the alphabet. Glen Haven Condos were then constructed in the center circle and are identified by numbers.  Glen Haven Court 1 is located outside of the center circle, on W. Glen Haven at the entrance from 8 Mile Rd. 

 

The first residents arrived in August and September of 1972 in Courts E, F, and G on Onaway. Before the end of the year, there were more than 100 families in Country Place. Most had never lived in a condo before; they were city folks now living in the country. One of the biggest problems in those early days was animals. Skunks, foxes and raccoons regularly raided trash areas and basements.

 

In December 1972, an elected Transitional Board of residents met to prepare for takeover and to listen to residents’ complaints. The group met to review problems associated with services to be performed by the builder and to act as a liaison between Country Place residents and the builder, the Bert L. Smokler Co. The first complaint submitted to this Advisory Board was that the rooster from the farm next door was waking up a resident too early in the morning! Other concerns were that the neighbor’s horses would break loose and be found grazing on the Clubhouse lawn.

 

Early residents met often at the Clubhouse for small informal gatherings and scheduled parties. On St. Patrick’s Day, March 1973, a party was scheduled at the Clubhouse. It had snowed over a foot the night before and kept on snowing. Everyone was snowed in. Undaunted, the traditional Irish stew arrived by sled during the blizzard and the party continued.

 

In September 1973 the first baby was born at Country Place - Adam Shulman, son of Jerry & Joela Shulman.

 

In December 1976, the first Country Place Board of Directors was elected. Jim Hockstad resigned from the Board to become on-site Manager for Association Management, Inc. He served in that capacity until his death in December 1992. His long commitment to Country Place is noted by a Blue Spruce tree, donated, and planted by Mountain Top Tree Service, and a commemorative marker from the Country Place Association. The spruce tree and marker are located in front of the clubhouse near the flagpole.

 

The picturesque Broquet Farm Barn was located on Eight Mile Road and finally succumbed to an attack of termites in 1978. Part of the cobblestone foundation remains. Prior to being torn down, George Woodcock, a Country Place resident and nationally known landscape artist, painted a picture of the barn which now adorns one wall of the Clubhouse.

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21100 E Glen Haven Cir

Northville, MI 48167

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