A History of Education

As told by Holly Glomski

"As the story goes — this barn was built in the 1920s. It was built as an agricultural dream of a businessman who had planned to work a small dairy herd in his retirement years. He started the barn first so he could begin adding dairy cattle but passed away before the barn was completed. In 1966 the land and barns were sold to the Bloomfield School District as a building site for the school.

The barn is a Bloomfield Hills landmark and the identifying component of the farm to the school district's students and the surrounding community. Preserving its function and aesthetic beauty ensures that the farm will attract audiences and be available to future generations of students and community, especially the neighboring 'city dwellers' who want to better understand the farm's historic presence, agricultural roots, history and practices."

The Bowers School Farm is affiliated with
Bloomfield Hills FFA and the alumni.