Hart School at Grandpa Tiny’s Farm
7775 Weiss Street
Frankenmuth, Michigan 48734
Grandpa Tiny’s Farm is a working, historic farm that includes a petting farm and wagon ride tour. Located across the street from Bronner’s in Frankenmuth, MI, the farm is also home to two historic structures: Dehmel Road Black Bridge and Hart School. Black Bridge, an iron trestle bridge, dates back to 1907. It was originally located west of St. Lorenz Evangelical Lutheran Church and was moved to Grandpa Tiny’s Farm in 2002. Hart School, a one-room schoolhouse, was built in the mid-1800s sometime between 1855 and 1860 and had been located at the corner of Frankenmuth and Hart Roads. The historic school was donated to William “Grandpa Tiny” Zehnder in 2000. Tiny took possession of it when Raymond and Martha Hart offered to give away the well preserved building from the Lovira Hart centennial homestead. Inside and outside of the schoolhouse the original walls, flooring, ceiling, wooden blackboards, bell tower and roof have been restored and preserved. Four double-wide desks for students and a teachers desk have been added along with a cast iron stove and lights from the former Hill School District #6 donated by Swartz Graphic.
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