Forest Glen Estates Historic District
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Forest Glen Estates is a planned residential neighborhood of roughly 130 acres in Boardman Township, south of Youngstown, Ohio. Platted between 1923 and 1929 by the Kreider-Rotzel Real Estate Company, it was laid out by the Cleveland landscape architects Pitkin and Mott. Gently curving streets, wide tree lawns, concrete sidewalks, cast-iron street lights and landscaped islands set it apart from Youngstown's usual street grid, and utility lines were kept to the rear lot lines so street trees could grow tall. Its siting followed Warren Manning's 1922 plan for Mill Creek Park. The district has 106 contributing buildings, mostly one-and-a-half or two-story wood-frame houses in Colonial, Georgian, Tudor, Dutch Colonial and related revival styles, many designed by Cleveland architect Munroe Copper. It was the first Youngstown-area neighborhood designed around the automobile, with a garage for nearly every house. Deed covenants limited lots to single-family homes and controlled design and landscaping.
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| Styles | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Georgian Revival, Tudor Revival, Dutch Colonial, French Colonial Revival |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Acreage | 130 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Forest Glen Estates Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.