The William Upton House was built as a private residence located at 40433 Utica Road in Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States.

[2] William Upton was born in 1835 in Leicestershire, England, and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1841.

Upton was a successful and prosperous farmer, and also sold fish caught in the Clinton River, and by 1891 the farm spread out over 138 acres.

[2] William and Sarah Upton lived in this house until 1891, when they moved to Utica and purchased a three-story commercial building.

[4] In 1964, the house was purchased by the Macomb Child Guidance Center, and later the city of Sterling Heights bought the building for use by the Parks and Recreation Department.