Welcome! The Historic District came into being in 1984 when the Hart City Council voted to establish a Historic District Commission. The railroad donated some abandoned property to the City of Hart and the Haviland Chemical Corporation traded the Schaner Feed Mill property for a commercial lot on Oceana Drive and the district was formed as a repository for buildings and collections of historical significance. Around 1988, a group of citizens concerned with saving the Sackrider United Brethren Church in Elbridge joined with the Historic District Commission and the Heritage Preservation Group was born. The goal of this group is to promote, oversee and preserve those items and acquisitions that have found a new home in the District.
Here is a slideshow with photographs and images of the Historic District grounds, buildings, museum and collections. Click on the slide show itself to view in a larger format.
Today, the Historic District is home to a summer Friday Night Concert series during the months of July and August as well as hosting a Heritage Days Festival over Labor Day Weekend in September. A Farmers Market was built with an open pavilion and kitchen facilities. This open pavilion can be rented. The Sackrider Church, moved to Hart in 1990, still provides a wonderful setting for numerous weddings. New displays and additional buildings are being added to the District.
Tours of the carefully restored buildings and collections are available Wednesday through Saturday from 1-4 p.m. For more information on the Hart Historic District, call 1-231-873-2488.
