Forest Glen Estates Historic District

Forest Glen Estates, Youngstown's earliest automobile suburb, was developed in the 1920s during a period of changing urban transportation patterns and rapid expansion in the regional steel economy. A composite of design work by leading northeastern Ohio landscape and residential architects, the park-like suburb integrates period revival architecture into the natural landscape and blends gracefully with adjacent Mill Creek Park. Gently curving streets with low curbs and landscaped islands marked a novel departure from traditional grid patterns. Attached garages and walkways connecting to driveways rather than the street reflect the influence of the personal automobile in the suburban landscape during this era. In 1998, the Forest Glen Estates Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Ohio · United States