I chose this venue for my wedding because I wanted something on the small side with vintage charm and at least one fireplace. Missy, the event coordinator, did an amazing job; she suggested vendors for us to use, all of which were great, and made sure everything looked perfect on the big day. I had bought some decorations that I wasn't certain would look the best because I was on a budget, but the staff arranged them better than i ever could've done and the wedding was more beautiful than I imagined. The food was also great, especially the salmon! Couldn't have asked for a better experience. read more

The Longacre House in Farmington Hills, Michigan is a registered local historic site. A sign is posted outside that reads: "Luman W. Goodenough (1873-1947), prominent Detroit Attorney, charter member and first president of the Detroit Rotary Club, acquired this building and land surrounding it in 1915, naming it the Longacre House. The earliest portion was erected in 1869 by Palmer Sherman. The twentieth century saw several additions here including the impressive six-foot high stone wall constructed in 1917 along the east property line. In 1969, Goodenough heirs gave this handsome Georgian manor home and five acres of land to the Farmington area to be used as a community center. This facility hosts conferences and club meetings, numerous weddings and receptions, and recreation courses in crafts and the arts. Local citizens are proud of the Longacre House, which is an area landmark." I attended my fiancee's good friend's pellikoduku at the Longacre House. (A pellikoduku is a traditional Indian pre-wedding ceremony for the groom.) This house is located about 25 miles from downtown Detroit. It takes a little over 30 minutes to get to the house from downtown Detroit without any traffic. The house is owned and operated by the City of Farmington Hills. This is a beautiful historic brick home that's been well-maintained, inside and out. The outside is picturesque with finely-manicured lawns and nicely-landscaped grounds. I made sure to get a picture with my fiancee in front of the house where there is a nice brick pathway and colorful plants and flowers. The event took place inside what I believe is the Longacre House's main event space. It looks like a living room (with fireplace) that has been converted and combined with perhaps a back porch or patio area to serve as an open event space. There were five round white tablecloth tables set up with place settings (each table seating 12 people) along with buffet-style catered food and drink. The event space had a drink and dessert station while the salad, entrees, and sides were set up in a separate room nearby. The house was simple with minimal decor - nice chandeliers, curtains, and hardwood floors. There's a small garden and gazebo outside. I believe dinner catering was provided by Longacre House's in-house catering group, Gourmet Express Catering & Event Planning Group based out of South Lyon, Michigan. We had glasses of a fruit drink with slices of strawberry, purple grapes, and Mandarin oranges. Dinner consisted of spinach salad with croutons, an herb rice risotto, asparagus, lasagna, and a potato dish with vegetables cooked-in such as chopped carrots and squash. There was a coffee and dessert station with both regular and decaf coffee plus assorted dessert bites including what looked like brownie squares and baklava. In general, I thought the food was good. I love greens and vegetables so I got seconds on the spinach and asparagus. This was a fairly straightforward event. Aside from dinner, there was a pre-dinner gathering, sort of like a cocktail hour, where people mixed and mingled. After dinner, the actual pellikoduku activities commenced. There was also a mehndi (Indian body art) artist who applied red-orange mehndi "stains" to many of the female guests. Longacre House staff were present, but they were fairly hands-off as the food and drink were self-serve. They mainly made sure the food and drink stations were in order, replenished as needed, and cleared finished dinner plates. They were professionally (formally) dressed, polite, and did a good job throughout the night. If you get a chance to check out other rooms of the house or take a look around outside at the grounds, you should. It's a neat place to explore. There's plenty of parking too which is convenient for guests. read more

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We hosted a baby shower at Longacre and We were very pleased with the caterer/ planner. Laurie did a great job helping us put the event together providing good advice on where to spend and where to save a few dolllars. The food was tasty and did Not run out. The facility itself is historic and charming and very well maintained. We highly recommend Longacre. read more

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I hosted my daughter's bridal shower here yesterday. What a beautiful day it was. The grounds looked lovely and tended to. My highest compliments go to Laurie, who I met many months ago to lock in the date, and to Missy who worked with me on everything else. Both ladies were warm and friendly. Missy was amazing, professional, personable, helpful and friendly. Her team who set up, hosted the shower and cleaned up, were also extremely friendly. I had many of my guests remark on the house's beauty and charm and the friendliness of the staff. The food was excellent-tasty and plentiful. I am so happy we went here, and I know my daughter (who was kept in the dark by me) found it a beautiful and memorable venue. My thanks and compliments to everyone at Longacre House. Thank you from our entire family and I hope we get another chance to see you again! read more

I have visited this beautiful location as a Spirit of Christmas guest whether inside reading The Night Before Christmas with the community children or photographing the family dogs under the gorgeous gazebo. The Special Events staff work hard for Farmington Hills, this is a beautiful gem of a facility. Santa approved! Ho Ho Ho!!! Now imagine the summer! Yes!!!!!! read more

Beautiful ambiance, great value, and friendly, well organized staff for hosting events! Celebrated my daughter's wedding shower with about 50 people very comfortably! The main room was light, bright and warm in January. Gourmet Express Catering provided a delicious meal specifically tailored to the shower theme. I highly recommend Longacre House for your small to mid-size party! read more

What a fantastic and quaint venue for a special event. My mom and aunt hosted a baby shower for me this past weekend and everything was perfect. The location is absolutely charming, even in the winter when you can't use the beautiful outdoor grounds. The decor of the banquet room is lovely, even without having to add many decorations. The staff was kind and helpful and the food was excellent! They even made us a custom message on the sign out front to help announce and celebrate our event. From what I understand from working with the staff to set things up, they are quite rigid and not the easiest team to work with. This is definitely not something I noticed on the day of my event. There is a 25 person minimum for food (whether you have 25 people or not) and there are strict rules on what you can and cannot bring in from home. I cannot think of a better venue in the Farmington/Farmington Hills area to host a shower, small wedding, or other special event. I was very impressed and will absolutely keep the Longacre House in mind for future event planning. read more

We hosted my daughter and future son-in-law's wedding shower here and it was BEAUTIFUL!! Such an elegant and historic setting. The team there was really kind and easy to work with. The catering team, Gourmet Express Catering was awesome! I can't sing their praises enough! Brittney and her entire team were incredible to work with! Super accommodating, kind, and calm in all circumstances -- even when I sent a flurry of "eleventh hour" texts the night before the event AND the morning of the event, when issues arose. The service was impeccable, they kept us all on track with timing, and they covered every detail. They really know what they're doing. They even effortlessly accommodated guests with special dietary issues. The guests were impressed. I was impressed.The bride and groom were impressed. Thanks so much for an unforgettable event! read more

This house is beautiful, warm, and welcoming. I was trying to plan a slightly rustic-chic or homey wedding, and we checked out a few places that just weren't right, and when I saw this house, I fell in love. I wanted a wedding that felt like it was in someone's home and the Longacre House worked perfectly. All my guests (some of whom are not easily impressed) asked me where I found it and the venue managed to please our friends from high school, best friends from college, future in-laws, grandparents, grad students, and all the other wonderful weirdos we invited. We had 101 guests (130 is the max for this venue) and that was a manageable number. The grounds are gorgeous. We had the ceremony outside and the reception inside and that worked really well because it let us make the most of our evening without added travel time and logistics. Missy, our coordinator, communicated with me throughout the planning process (and I had a loooooong engagement and a lot of questions). The staff was professional and kind and they seem to enjoy their work.They met our every need and Missy didn't miss a thing. The food was delicious! And you know what, I had low expectations for the food because I figured when you're trying to feed that many people, keep it simple and as long as it's okay, people will eat. And, the venue was so pretty, I felt like I would have dealt with whatever the food might be like. But this food was really good! I was so relieved! They also have fairly frequent tasting events where, if you are planning an event there, you can go check out the food ahead of time, but since we were planning from out of state, we just had to cross our fingers. Thank goodness it turned out better than I could have hoped! I could keep going - charming library where we put the bar, good recommendations for other vendors, big enough to hold a crowd without feeling sterile, so many little touches - it was just perfect. Wouldn't change a thing. read more

4/8/2012 - Easter Brunch Please DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY, if I could rate this in negative stars I would. The food was awful and COLD, the decor was WHITE PLASTIC CHAIRS. Take your money and eat anywhere else!!!! read more

Thanks to the Longacre House I was able to produce a wonderful vocal recital for ten of my students. We were in the main room just off the entrance and I loved that we could close the glass french doors for a bit of intimacy in this large space. The sound was just perfect for our needs. The staff was very helpful - even turning the AC on and off and on again so that the fan noise wouldn't compete with the music. The place is just lovely and offers quite a lot of possibilities. Take a walk through the next time you are looking for an event space. Of course, I am sure it is stunning for weddings but there are several other cool spaces that this building can offer. Thanks again for everything! read more

We used the Longacre House for a wedding and reception this past weekend. The staff was very accomodating from start to finish. Their preferred caterer was fantastic. The catering staff was helpful before the reception, attentive during the meal, and the food was GREAT. Guests commented on their meals, and the pleasant demeaner of the servers. I would not hesitate to use this facility again. read more

Easter Brunch 2012 I'm not sure what the poster below was talking about, the Easter brunch was fantastic!! It was our first time at the Longacre House, and we just loved it. The house is beautiful and quaint. The food was fantastic, and the staff was so pleasant. My parents came in from out of town, and they were also thrilled (and they are very picky!). We talked about the brunch all day. I asked the staff about future events because I definitely want to go back. To the poster who gave this one star (seriously, one star?) who cares about the chairs (and I didn't even notice)? The room was beautifully decorated, and they even put together adorable baskets for the children! The food was NOT cold, and it was very good! Anyway, after reading the negative post, I just had to put my two cents in. Everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves, and I couldn't have been happier. I have attended an Easter brunch every year since I was a kid, and this was by far the best one I've been to. I WILL be going back :) read more

At first my experience with Longacre House was great! The staff was kind and helpful. But when they had staff turnover in January it all fell apart. I had taken dance classes their with my sisters when I was a child and my family has lived in Farmington Hills for nearly 30 years... so it was my dream to get married there, it meant so much! When the new staff took over my account...so many things went wrong, at many points when I called they could not find my booking, my name was not even on the calendar- even after we paid in full! But the final straw was when I called to book time for my ceremony musicans on the day of my rehearsal- to practice and they told me I could not because they had a wedding they day I had booked my rehearsal, the house was booked up until an hour before my booking ( time that I have paid per hour for in advance). When I asked if at our rehearsal they would still have the set up done for our wedding the next day ( so we could practice in the real setting at our rehearsal) as they commited to doing a year earlier- the staff told me not that would no be impossible and we could walk around tables and "make do" because they would not have time to clean up after the event prior to my rehearsal. I was heartbroken that my rehearsal would be amoungst the remains of another wedding and could not understand why staff would tell me it was just a rehearsal and I should not care-get over it. Especially since we had paid $100 per hour, per the contract we assuemed the space would be clean and prepared for our rental, not littered with the debris of another event... so after many calls and emails I had to work with the property manager to ensure the service we paid for was provided. All of this stress weeks before my wedding. At one point it was suggested by the PM that I could get a full refund if i was not happy - who wants to move their wedding at the last minute like that? Besides the property manager the other staff continued to treat me and my guest with disrepect and rudeness....even on the wedding day! It was heartbreaking, especially when the receptionist the actual day of our wedding started to TEARDOWN our ceremony decor before the bridal party got to take pictures, we still had an hour and a half of rental time left! When i asked her why she would do that, clearly they had done many weddings before- she flat out denied sweeping up our aisle ( although the broom was right there and my whold family/bridal party saw her). In the end my wedding was amazing, but no thanks to the staff of Longacre, my day of coordinator and decorator worked around their issue with us. I love this venue and did no want to have to write this review, but it is gem of a venue that I hope will grow and train their staff to help all clients they book with the same digintiy- even people of color like us. read more

If you are looking for a place with old farmhouse charm surrounded by beautiful nature, this is it! Longacre house is the perfect place for smaller wedding ceremonies or events. It's decor makes it feel more like your home away from home and provides a very comfortable atmosphere. The staff at Longacre house is very courteous and took time to show us around the space. The reservation price is reasonable and you can also rent a sound system through the venue. Longacre uses Gourmet Express catering for all events, but do not let that dissuade you. Gourmet Express has a great variety of food at a fair price and provided excellent food and service at our wedding. Longacre also has centerpieces and room decor that you can use for your event upon request. read more

My son and daughter-in-law were married here last week, and the ceremony and reception were absolutely lovely. I can't speak about the arrangements leading up to their big day because I wasn't involved in the venue selection, but I can vouch for it being a wonderful venue for the day of the wedding. The outside gazebo was perfect for the ceremony, and I was glad to see a brick path leading from the house to the gazebo so that when we walked "down the aisle" we didn't have to walk across grass in our heels! The reception rooms were all set up in a timely fashion. I remember being concerned that there wouldn't be room for dancing, but somehow they make that work--and people danced the night away! Last but not least, the dinner was absolutely delicious. Many guests complimented all different aspects of the dinner--from the salad to the potatoes, veggies, chicken, and beef. Not one thing went unnoticed! And I had a few people make it a point to mention how attentive the staff was to guests who needed some assistance. All in all, it was a great place for a memorable event. Thank you Longacre House. read more