Planned and built by Louise Lathrup Kelley, one of the only female community developers in the United States of the 1920s source
Community character
1.5-square-mile planned city of brick homes enclosed by Southfield, incorporated in 1953 as the first incorporated community in Southfield Township source
Lathrup Townsite plan
1,000-acre planned community begun in 1923 by Louise Lathrup Kelley with masonry-only houses, early attached garages, and construction-cost minimums source
Masonry housing stock
The city's signature brick homes, a direct product of Kelley's building standards source
Lathrup Village Historical Society collections
Local archive preserving the planned community's history source
Lathrup Village boulevards and greens
Curving boulevard plan and green spaces from the original 1920s townsite design source
Community programs
City community events in the 1.5-square-mile enclave surrounded by Southfield source
