[1] The settlement of Springwells, located around what is now the Dearborn City Hall, was first established along the Michigan Central Railroad line in 1837.

Although his plan was never completely realized, additional structures were built in the 1920s to make a municipal complex.

[2] The Dearborn City Hall is a 2+1⁄2-story symmetric red brick Georgian Revival structure with a limestone base and hipped roof, designed in 1921 by Marcus Burrowes.

The roof is covered with clay tile, and a dominant Colonial cupola is located in the center of the building.

Most of the interior space consists of offices and storage rooms, with plastered walls and ceilings.

The center entrance contains a tall double-door entryway with a large glass light and limestone pediment lintel, with a pair of double-hung windows flanking the entry doors.

Most of the interior space consists of offices and storage rooms, with plastered walls and ceilings.

The addition is a partially underground cast-in-place concrete structure designed by Rosetti Associates in 1981 to provide a basement-level connection between the other two buildings.