Glendale Park
Historic District

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Location / Historical Significance:

The Glendale Historic District is located just south of the Downtown / Harrison Park Historic District, just off of Hohman Avenue. As the city of Hammond grew larger it needed more room so it expanded southwards along Hohman Avenue. With this new development many of the city's wealthier residents began the move further south, away from the downtown central business district. This upscale residential development became one the the city's first planned subdivisions. Originally platted as the Glendale Addition, it was designed to be a self-contained community. It's expansive sized lots ringed an oval shaped drive, which is center pieced by a beautifully landscaped park. A gate house once stood as a sentry to the neighborhood's Hohman Avenue entrance. The Glendale Park Historic District contains a nice grouping of many of the most popular architectural styles of early twentieth century homes, while providing a look back to city's upper-class neighborhoods of the time period.

Architectural Styles:

The very first house to be built in the Glendale Addition was for W. C. Belman, Hammond's first School Superintendent. Completed in 1903, the home is a fine example of the Colonial Revival styling. By far the most popular home style in the subdivision was indeed the Colonial Revival. Well known architect Addison C. Berry built two versions of this styling - the A. Murray Turner House at 18 Glendale Parkway and the Olds-Mitchell House at 64 Glendale Parkway.

Several Craftsman style homes are also located in the district along with a American Four-Square/Prairie style home. All of these gracious homes front a lavishly landscaped parkway, complete with ornamental street lighting. A Hammond Historical marker circa 1902 is also located at the entrance to the district. The area has suffered very few contemporary architectural intrusions and still remains a very desirable residential neighborhood in the city. Below is a listing describing the homes original owners, architectural styling and date of initial construction.

North side of street starting at Hohman Avenue going West.
63 Glendale Parkway - Apartment Building - Contemporary styling circa 1968
57 Glendale Parkway - Residence "J. M. Beckman-Moran House" - American Four-Square circa 1907
51 Glendale Parkway - Residence "Hammond-Ennis House" - Craftsman circa 1907
45 Glendale Parkway - Residence "C. E. Olhaussen House" - Colonial Revival circa 1907
41 Glendale Parkway - Residence "Crumpacker-Holzhall House" - Craftsman circa 1915
33 Glendale Parkway - Residence "William Wilke House" - Tudor Revival circa 1926
21 Glendale Parkway - Residence "Peter Meyn House" - Prairie circa 1909
17 Glendale Parkway - Residence "W. C. Belman House" - Colonial Revival circa 1903
South side of street continuing East to Hohman Avenue.
18 Glendale Parkway - Residence "A. Murray Turner House" - Colonial Revival circa 1905
22 Glendale Parkway - Residence "L .L. Bomberger House" - Colonial Revival circa 1917/1967
30 Glendale Parkway - Residence "Warren Reeder House" - Contemporary Colonial Revival circa 1964
38 Glendale Parkway - Residence "John Beckman, Sr. House" - Craftsman circa 1916
44 Glendale Parkway - Residence "Applegate-Frankenfield House" - American Four-Square/Colonial Revival circa 1912
50 Glendale Parkway - Residence "Tangerman-Herschback House" - Colonial Revival circa 1922
60 Glendale Parkway - Residence "Des-Kuhn House" - Colonial Revival circa 1922
64 Glendale Parkway - Residence "Olds-Mitchell House" - Colonial Revival circa 1921

"Hammond-Ennis House" at 51 Glendale Parkway.

"C.E. Olhausen House" at 45 Glendale Parkway.

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