Building, Dearborn, since 1921
Dearborn City Hall Complex
Still standing, photographed 2024
- Opened
- 1921
- Style
- Colonial Revival
- Standing
- 105 years
Designed by Marcus Burrowes
Dearborn City Hall Complex has stood on Michigan Ave. in Dearborn since 1921, 105 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
More photos of Dearborn City Hall Complex
What is there now
Standing
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 24, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
Dearborn City Hall Complex opened in 1921, as the auto boom spread out from Detroit and the suburbs began to fill in.
Credit the design to Marcus Burrowes, working in Colonial Revival.
It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Go see it at 13615 Michigan Ave. Photos never get the scale right.
The Dearborn City Hall Complex is a complex of three government buildings located at 13615 Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan. The complex includes the 1921 Dearborn City Hall (originally the Springwells Municipal Building), the 1929 Police and Municipal Courts Building, and an office/auditorium concourse addition constructed in 1981. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Timeline
- 1921 Built Designed by Marcus Burrowes
- 2014 Listed on the National Register August 25, 2014
- 2026 Today 105 years and still standing
Where it is
13615 Michigan Ave., Dearborn
On this map
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Beverly Road Historic District, by Marcus Burrowes. Photo: Appraiser, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Architect
Marcus BurrowesAmerican architect, 1874 to 1953. Designed Dearborn City Hall Complex (1921) and 2 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Marcus Burrowes
More from Dearborn in the 1920s
Around the block
Photo credits
Every photo on this page is used under its license, named here with its author and a link to the original.
- Built in 1921, this Colonial Revival-style building was designed by Marcus Burrowes to serve as the village hall for..., 2024 Photo: Warren LeMay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dearborn, Michigan City Hall. The building was constructed c, 2013 Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Former city hall during Memorial Day Parade, Dearborn, Michigan, 2016 Photo: Rmhermen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Interior, Old City Hall, Dearborn Michigan, 2016 Photo: Rmhermen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Interior, Old City Hall, Dearborn Michigan, 2016 Photo: Rmhermen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Interior, Old City Hall, Dearborn Michigan, 2016 Photo: Rmhermen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.