French Eclectic style home.

6420 Forest Avenue bungalow.

Majestic pillars welcome you.

Location / Historical Significance:

Located just south of the Glendale Park Historic District and the downtown area and just north of the Forest Southview Historic District is the Forest Moraine District. This is one of a series of neighborhoods that were founded in the early part of the century, that hug the Illinois-Indiana border.

This entire area evolved as a very desirable area for the city's office professionals and businessmen, who admired the area's close proximity to the downtown business district. The district was also located adjacent to a major street car line that ran north and south down nearby Hohman Avenue, a very popular form of transportation in the earlier days of the city.

Architectural Styles:

Of all the home styles in the district the most popular by far is the bungalow. A large variety of interpretations can be found throughout the neighborhood. The five residences all located in a row from 6411 to 6427 are all textbook styles all unique each in its own way.

The homes at 17, 23 and 25 Wildwood Road are all of the American Four Square style, another popular housing style of the district.

The Renaissance Revival, a building style rarely seen in the city, is well represented by three examples at 7 Wildwood Road, 6219 Forest Avenue and 6225 Forest Avenue.

Several very fine examples of the Tudor Revival architectural style can be found in the district as well. The Klitzke Home located at 6304 Forest Avenue illustrates the classic cross timbering and stucco, casement windows and entry details which are quite common to this style.

Also an unusual example of a French Eclectic Cottage can be seen at 6308 Forest Avenue, wraps up our tour of the Forest-Moraine District.

Well shaded residence.

Distinctive style architecture.

Colonial Revival Home style.

North side of Wildwood Road going east.
07 Wildwood Road - Residence - Renaissance Revival circa 1921
15 Wildwood Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1917
17 Wildwood Road - Residence - American Four Square circa 1924
23 Wildwood Road - Residence - American Four Square circa 1919
25 Wildwood Road - Residence - American Four Square circa 1919
29 Wildwood Road - Residence - Dutch Colonial Revival circa 1919
33 Wildwood Road - Residence - Vernacular circa 1923
41 Wildwood Road - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1919
45 Wildwood Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1938
49 Wildwood Road - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1935
55 Wildwood Road - Residence - Indeterminate date indeterminate

South side of Wildwood Road going east.
10 Wildwood Road - Residence - Ranch circa 1961
22 Wildwood Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1915
28 Wildwood Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1921
32 Wildwood Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
36 Wildwood Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1921
50 Wildwood Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1927
52 Wildwood Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1918

North side of Kenwood Street going east.
29 Kenwood Street - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
37 Kenwood Street - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1913
51 Kenwood Street - Residence - Ranch circa 1951
55 Kenwood Street - Residence - English Cottage circa 1942
63 Kenwood Street - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1923

South side of Kenwood Street going east.
20 Kenwood Street - "Klitzke Home" - Craftsman circa 1915
26 Kenwood Street - Residence - Craftsman circa 1920
32 Kenwood Street - Residence - Tudor Revival circa 1914
38 Kenwood Street - Residence - Craftsman circa 1922
50 Kenwood Street - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1923
52 Kenwood Street - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
56 Kenwood Street - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
64 Kenwood Street - Residence - Apartment Building - Contemporary circa 1955

West side of Forest Avenue going north.
6436 Forest Avenue - Residence - Craftsman circa 1920
6432 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6428 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6424 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6420 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6416 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6412 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1917
6406 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1917
6360 Forest Avenue - "Klitzke Home" - Tudor Revival circa 1915
6354 Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1922
6350 Forest Avenue - Residence - Dutch Colonial Revivalcirca 1922
6344 FOrest Avenue - Residence - English Cottage circa 1950
6340 Forest Avenue - Residence - Eclectic circa 1916
6336 Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1923
6430 Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1917
6426 Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1925
6420 Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1922
6416 Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1922
6312 Forest Avenue - Residence - Prairie circa 1917
6308 Forest Avenue - Residence - French Eclectic Cottage circa 1919
6304 Forest Avenue - Residence - Tudor Revival circa 1927
6238 Forest Avenue - Residence - Craftsman circa 1916
6232 Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1924
6228 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1921
6224 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1921
6218 Forest Avenue - Residence - Tudor Revival circa 1927

East side of Forest Avenue going north.
6435 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1921
6431 Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1923
6427 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
6423 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1923
6419 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1923
6415 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
6411 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6407 Forest Avenue - Residence - Ranch circa 1949
6359 Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival Cottage circa 1922
6353 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
6351 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
6349 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
6345 Forest Avenue - Residence - Dutch Colonial Revival circa 1925
6341 Forest Avenue - Residence - Ranch circa 1950
6435 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6431 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6327 Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1920
6323 Forest Avenue - Residence - Dutch Colonial Revival circa 1920
6243 Forest Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1922
6237 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1925
6231 Forest Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1923
6225 Forest Avenue - Residence - Renaissance Revival circa 1917
6219 Forest Avenue - Residence - Renaissance Revival circa 1931

West side of Moraine Avenue going east.
6434 Moraine Avenue - Residence - American Four Square circa 1920
6430 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1921
6426 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
6422 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Contemporary/Colonial Revival circa 1920
6416 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1915
6412 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1921
6406 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1915
6348 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1917
6342 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1915
6338 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
6334 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6330 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Tudor Revival circa 1925
6326 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1913
6322 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1914
6318 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1925
6240 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Craftsman circa 1915
6236 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6230 Moraine Avenue - Residence - American Four Square circa 1917
6226 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1917
6220 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Ranch circa 1956

East side of Moraine Avenue going north.
6347 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1926
6341 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1917
6337 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1923
6333 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
6329 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
6325 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922
6321 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1917
6315 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1925
6345 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Ranch circa 1951
6239 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1916
6235 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival circa 1920
6231 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1918
6225 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Ranch circa 1956
6217 Moraine Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1922

West side of Hohman Avenue going north.
6360 Hohman Avenue - Residence - Ranch circa 1950
6356 Hohman Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1924
6352 Hohman Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival Cottage circa 1924
6346 Hohman Avenue - Residence - Colonial Revival Cottage circa 1923
6342 Hohman Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1929
6336 Hohman Avenue - Residence - Ranch circa 1950
6330 Hohman Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1914
6256 Hohman Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1923
6236 Hohman Avenue - Residence - Craftsman Bungalow circa 1920
6234 Hohman Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1917
6224 Hohman Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1912

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