Forest Ivanhoe Historical District

Tudor Revival style, Edward C. Minas Sr. House.

Colonial Revival house, blends well in the district.

Tudor Revival home, at 7245 Forest Avenue.

English Cottage style, at 7251 Forest Ave.

.English Cottage style, at 7255 Forest Ave.

Tudor Revival home, at 7258 Forest Avenue.

Location / Historical Significance:

The Forest-Ivanhoe Historic District is located just south of the Roselawn-Forest Heights Historic District. This area of Hammond is comprised of six of the city's historical districts. These districts all border each other and stretch from 165th Street south all the way to just south of 173rd Street.

This relatively small residential neighborhood is one of a number that came about during the first few decades of the early twentieth century. Just as the city of Hammond began to prosper as a leading industrial and commercial center of the Calumet Region.

Architectural Styles:

This area is host to many fine and elegant examples of period revival style architecture, with a large majority of them being built by one of the city's most renown architects.

Mr. L. Cosby Bernard Sr. a native of Kentucky designed many of the city's public buildings including the Hammond Civic Center, Hammond Technical-Vocational High School (now Area Career Center), Woodmar Country Club, Hansen, Rupp and Sawyer Library Branches of the Hammond Public Library.

Bernard also designed more than fifteen private residences. Many of which are located along Hohman and Forest Avenues, just south of 165th Street. The Peter F. Murphy Home at 47 - 173rd Place shows us Bernard's interpretation of the Colonial Revival style. The Edward C. Minas Sr. Home (of the department store fame) located at 7326 Forest Avenue was designed in Bernard's favorite style of architecture the Tudor Revival.

Several other fine examples of period revival styled architecture, the English Cottage and the Colonial Revival can also be found interspersed among the more elaborate, architect designed residences.

South side of 172nd Place east to Hohman Avenue.
04 - 172nd Place - Residence - Contemporary/Colonial Revival circa 1940
08 - 172nd Place - Residence - Contemporary/Colonial Revival circa 1949
20 - 172nd Place - Residence - English Cottage circa 1940
24 - 172nd Place - Residence - Colonial Revival Cottage circa 1940
46 - 172nd Place - Residence - Contemporary/Colonial Revival circa 1952
52 - 172nd Place - Residence - Tudor Revival circa 1927
64 - 172nd Place - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1939

North side of 173rd Street.
47 - 173rd Street - "Peter F. Murphy Home" - Colonial Revival circa 1929 L. Cosby Bernard Sr., architect

West side of Forest Avenue going north.
7332 - Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1930
7326 - Forest Avenue - "E. C. Minas Sr. Home" - Tudor Revival circa 1930 L. Cosby Bernard Sr., architect
7306 - Forest Avenue - Residence - Tudor Revival circa 1928 L. Cosby Bernard Sr., architect
7258 - Forest Avenue - Residence - Tudor Revival circa 1925
7248 - Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1952
7240 - Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1937 L. Cosby Bernard Sr., architect

East side of Forest Avenue going south.
7331 - Forest Avenue - Residence - Contemporary circa 1953
7325 - Forest Avenue - Residence - English Cottage circa 1928
7315 - Forest Avenue - Residence - Contemporary circa 1956
7301 - Forest Avenue - Residence - Contemporary circa 1953
7255 - Forest Avenue - Residence - English Cottage circa 1927
7251 - Forest Avenue - Residence - English Cottage circa 1927
7445 - Forest Avenue - Residence - Tudor Revival circa 1929
7441 - Forest Avenue - Residence - Tudor Revival circa 1931 L. Cosby Bernard Sr., architect

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