Southfield City Hall is located at 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48037.
Phone: 248‑796‑5110.
Southfield offers a wide variety of housing options, from single-family homes and condominiums to townhomes and apartments. Many Southfield neighborhoods are tucked away in quiet enclaves that are just minutes away from major highways, yet surrounded by mature trees and abundant natural beauty. More urban housing choices include the luxury condos of 5000 Town Center, complete with concierge service and fabulous views of the Southfield skyline. It is no coincidence that the City of Southfield was named one of the nation's most livable metro-area suburbs by Forbes magazine. Southfield was selected as metro Detroit's "most livable" community for its large commercial district, affordable housing, quality schools and safe neighborhoods. [City of Southfield, Neighborhood Association's Realtor Guide, accessed March, 2022]
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The City of Southfield was incorporated in 1957.
Beginnings [1]
John Daniels is generally acknowledged as the first settler of Southfield Township. He reportedly turned east in 1823 and brought back with him Martin and William Lee, Edmund Cook and George White. The Lees settled in Section 18, and the Cooks in the southwest quarter of Section 7 and the Whites in Section 18 near the Lees. In 1824, Rufus Hunter, the youngest son of Eliza Hunter, remembers planting three-fourths of an acre of Ohio corn.
The first child born in Southfield was the son of George White, in the fall of 1825. The first marriage was that of Benjamin Fuller, Jr. to Marietta Crawford, daughter of Abraham Crawford, in December of 1828. Not long after came the marriage of Milton Crawford, brother of the first bride, to Eliza Parker. Two other very early marriages were Thaddeus Griswold to Harriet Fuller, daughter of Benjamin Fuller Sr.; and Myrex Fuller to Miss Ives.
David Stewart, a covenanter from White Lake, Orange County, New York, came to Southfield in 1831 at the age of 65 and settled on land opposite the Caleb Jackson property a few miles southwest of Birmingham. He was the great-grandfather of Mary E. Thompson, who in 1960 sold the City 166 acres of property for the Southfield Civic Center complex. Southfield's first public library was named in his honor.
In the early years of Oakland County, the two southern townships were considered one and referred to as Bloomfield Township. On July 12, 1830, Township 1N Range 10E was designated as Ossewa Township; seventeen days later, a group of citizens petitioned the state and changed the name to Southfield. It is believed the citizens chose this name because of the township's location in the 'south fields' of Bloomfield.
Nearby Towns: Royal Oak Charter Township • Royal Oak City • Southfield Twp •