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Tuesday, December 07, 2021

Shelden Estate Historical marker has been shipped. 12-7-2021.



GREEN HILL FARM 

1 These stone walls and steps, as well as  

2 the old tennis courts, are all that remain  

3 of Green Hill Farm—seasonal home of  

4 Elizabeth and Allan Shelden II. The  

5 Sheldens purchased the farmhouse in  

6 1926. They hired James and Mary  

7 Wilcox, a pair of Scottish immigrants,  

8 as caretakers. By 1958 the Sheldens had  

9 expanded the estate to 846 acres. At the  

10 farm, they enjoyed hunting, horseback 

11 riding, and other outdoor activities.  

12 Allan died of pneumonia in 1935,  

13 leaving the estate to Elizabeth. The 

14 Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority 

15 (HCMA) negotiated with Elizabeth in  

16 1958 to add Green Hill Farm to the new 

17 Stony Creek Metropark. Elizabeth 

18 donated 178 acres to the authority and  

19 sold it an additional 222 acres. The  

20 remaining 444 acres were turned over  

21 to HCMA in 1981 after James’s death. 

22 HCMA demolished the structures on  

23 the farm due to their remote location.