David and Daniel Lapham purchased land in Bucklin Township in 1827, and in 1846 a Friends Meeting House was built there for the Livonia Meeting, which used the building until disbanding in 1853. The building was then sold and became a residence for the Roberts family from 1860 to 1895, the Rudolph Kahrl family from 1895 to 1903, the Dietrich family from 1903 to 1944, and the Gullen family from 1944 to 1962. In 1962, the City of Livonia purchased the property, and it became Quaker Acres Historical Village, Livonia's first museum site. The Religious Society of Friends grew out of the ministry of George Fox in England and America in the second half of the seventeenth century. Rooted in Christianity, it emphasizes inward experience rather than outward observance, and though it has different branches, all seek an inward knowledge of the Spirit, both individually and in meetings. The Friends Meeting House was originally located on 7 Mile Road, just west of Farmington Road in Section 4.