In 1847 Taylor became an independent township named after General Zachary Taylor, who later became president. Taylor's first Township Hall was built in 1886 and housed the services of the Township Board, Supervisor, Treasurer, and Clerk, where citizens could pay their taxes and register to vote. It served the township until 1958, when a larger hall was built. On May 13, 1968, Taylor officially became a city. A near replica of Taylor's first Town Hall was constructed by the Taylor Schools Building Trades class of 1990-91, with architectural services donated by Yops and Wilkie, and the construction was carried out by students David Beard, Thomas Borden, Michael Clipper, Ronald Cosman, James David, E. Michael Donathan, Edward Dupie, Leonard Finney, Terrance Hawthorne, Scott Kincaide, James Langford, Raymond Machnik, Gerald Mishloney, Tracy Murray, Thorney Pattenaude, Shawn Potter, Edward Tamlin, Steven Sherrill, and Harold Woods, along with instructor Robert Harple.