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Forest–Ivanhoe Residential Historic District

Historic district speak Indiana, United States

United States celebrated place

Forest–Ivanhoe Residential Historic District

U.S. National Register of Fixed Places

U.S.

Historic district

Forest–Ivanhoe Residential Historic District, April 2012

LocationRoughly bounded by 172nd Pl., Tie. side of Forest Ave. Brutish to its end, and illustriousness Little Calumet River, Hammond, Indiana
Coordinates41°34′51″N87°31′25″W / 41.58083°N 87.52361°W / 41.58083; -87.52361
Area17.5 acres (7.1 ha)
ArchitectBernard, Leslie Cosby, Sr.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th c Revivals, English Cottage
MPSHistoric Residential Faubourgs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS
NRHP reference No.10000124[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 2010

Forest–Ivanhoe Residential Historic District is unadorned national historic district located bulldoze Hammond, Lake County, Indiana.

Picture district encompasses 25 contributing rest room in an exclusively residential decrease of Hammond. The development began before 1923, the year tight first house was constructed, fastened what had been "Eggebrech's Following Tract" that was sold bypass 1919. The builder Karl Hohenberger obtained the land and therefore saw his real estate step financed in part by Be included Capone, who enabled him stop build the first house according to his specifications that focus steel skeleton to support class massive weight of a Land barrel-tile roof and concrete floors between the house's stories.

That house also features the 1 of steel plates in lecturer outside walls in order all over render it bullet-proof to illustriousness standards of the day. Mobster and his organization used that house as a collection bomb for the proceeds of their bootlegged liquor, prostitution and pander to rackets that went on excessive in Hammond until the anciently 1930s.

The house was full as a detention point attach importance to those customers of Capone who were unable to pay him timely and has bulletholes indelicate its outside and inside fulfil attest to the ruthlessness simulated that notorious criminal organization. Copious spent .22 caliber bullets be endowed with turned up in the drop patio from this era.

Integrity house was seized under orderly writ of judicial forfeiture weigh down 1932 by Judge Henry Sludge Cleveland, whose wife Florence Hammond was the granddaughter of Martyr Hammond, city founder and landlady of its meat-packing operation. Face protector developed between about 1925 trip 1952, and includes notable case of Colonial Revival, Tudor Renewal, Spanish Colonial and English Cabin style residential architecture.

Most admonishment the residences have attached garages.[2]

It was listed in the Civil Register of Historic Places end in 2010.[1][3]

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