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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.
