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Typical area quad building.
Quad residence on Columbia Ave.
Circa 1917 single residence.
Single residence styles.
Location / Historical Significance:
Located on the southeastern corner of the Central Hammond area, is the Pullman-Standard Historic District. This relatively small but significant residential area was developed by the Standard Steel Car Company, later to become the Pullman-Standard Company . This district well represents a very important period in the city's early industrial development. It also illustrates of typical company housing that was quite common during the early part of the twentieth century.
In 1906, the Standard Steel Car Manufacturing, a Pennsylvania based industry, moved its company operation to Hammond to build freight and rail passenger cars. Standard Steel Car's manufacturing facilities were expansive, covering well over 350 acres. The complex included various support buildings, car shops and numerous rail spurs. When built the Hammond plant was considered the third largest manufacturer of rail cars in the nation. The company had an estimated work force of 3,000 employees, with daily rail car production of 100 units.
With this large influx of workers into the city a housing shortage quickly arose. In the late fall of 1906 the company built temporary housing for the many construction workers that were need to build the plant. When the facility opened additional housing units were built to the south and west of the present day district boundaries. The majority of the original housing was later demolished during the 1930's to make room for private residences.
In an effort to attract management personnel, the company began to offer housing as an employment incentive. This was brought about because of increased production demands during World War I. Single, duplex and quad residences were built along winding streets, a bold concept at the time, now quite common. As a quick fix the company built the Lyndora Hotel , which housed workers and officials of the U. S. Ordnance Department. This grand old hotel soon became local social center for the area. Sadly this structure was destroyed by a fire in 1985 and later demolished in 1986.
Architectural Styles:
Many of the district's homes are of simple designs, however with the use of various building materials and different rooflines and elevations, the area's streetscape takes on a varied look. Many examples of the quad style residences are scattered throughout the entire district. Some prime examples are located at 5921-5915 and 6005-6011 Columbia Avenue, the area's main north/south thoroughfare.
The neighborhood's many duplexes take on a variety of designs. One example is a three-bay front facade with gable-end entries. This style of building can be seen at 5919-5921 and 5925-5941 Wallace Road. Another type is of brick construction with arched entries at both ends. The homes located at 5851-5853 Columbia Avenue and 6036-6038 Wallace Road show this design.
Yet another style of this type of residence features a stucco second story with twin gables. Good illustrations of these are found along 5919-5921 and 5939-5941 Wallace Road. The area's single frame houses are of a three-bay elevation with a central entryway design. Some good examples of this style can be seen at 6017 and 6031 Wallace Road.
North side of Porter Road
1233 Porter Road - Residence - Ranch circa 1960
North side of Lyons Street
1217 Lyons Street - Residence - Single circa 1917
1219-1225 Lyons Street - Residence - Quad circa 1917
North side of Highland Street
1237 Highland Street - Residence - Vernacular circa 1916
1239-1241 Highland Street - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
1241½ Highland Street - Residence - Gable Front circa 1917
South side of Highland Street
1218 Highland Street - Residence - Single circa 1917
1220-1226 Highland Street - Residence - Quad circa 1917
1334-1340 Highland Street - Residence - Quad circa 1917
North side of Field Street
1213 Field Street - Residence - Contemporary circa 1949
1225 Field Street - Residence - Vernacular circa 1951
1231 Field Street - Church - Contemporary circa 1975
1237 Field Street - Residence - Contemporary circa 1955
1303 Field Street - Residence - Gable-front circa 1928
1307 Field Street - Residence - Bungalow circa 1929
1309 Field Street - Residence - American Four Square circa 1926
1313 Field Street - Residence - American Four Square circa 1927
1315 Field Street - Residence - American Four Square circa 1926
1323 Field Street - Residence - Bungalow circa 1925
1325 Filed Street - Residence - Bungalow circa 1925
1331 Field Street - Residence - Gable-front circa 1925
East side of Columbia Avenue
5817-5823 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Quad circa 1917
5839 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Vernacular circa 1917
5841 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
5843 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
5901 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Vernacular circa 1917
5905 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
5909 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
5915-5921 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Quad circa 1917
6005-6011 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Quad circa 1917
6017 Columbia Avenue - Residence - American Four Square circa 1917
6021 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Vernacular circa 1917
6023 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Vernacular circa 1917
6027 Columbia Avenue - Residence - American Four Square circa 1917
6029-6031 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6035 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6037 Columbia Avenue - Residence - American Four Square circa 1917
6043-6049 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Quad circa 1917
6103-6109 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Quad circa 1917
6111 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6115 Columbia Avenue - Residence - American Four Square circa 1917
6117 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6127 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6129 Columbia Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
West side of Wallace Road
5834 Wallace Road - Residence - American Four Square circa 1917
5838 Wallace Road - Residence - Single circa 1917
5840 Wallace Road - Residence - Single circa 1917
5848-5850 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
5854 Wallace Road - Residence - Indeterminate circa 1917
5856 Wallace Road - Residence - Single circa 1917
5860 Wallace Road - Residence - Single circa 1917
6010 Wallace Road - Residence - Single circa 1917
6012 Wallace Road - Residence - American Four Square circa 1917
6016 Wallace Road - Residence - Single circa 1917
6018-6020 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6024 Wallace Road - Residence - American Four Square circa 1917
6026 Wallace Road - Residence - Single 1917 circa 1917
6030 Wallace Road - Residence - Indeterminate circa 1917
6034 Wallace Road - Residence - American Four Square circa 1917
6036-6038 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6104 Wallace Road - Residence - Contemporary circa 1955
6108 Wallace Road - Residence - Vernacular circa 1954
6110 Wallace Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6112 Wallace Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6116 Wallace Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1920
6120 Wallace Road - Residence - Contemporary circa 1950
6122 Wallace Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1949
6124 Wallace Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1949
6126 Wallace Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1949
East side of Wallace Road
5837-5839 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
5843 Wallace Road - Residence - Single circa 1917
5847 Wallace Road - Residence - Single circa 1917
5849 Wallace Road - Residence - Single circa 1917
5857-5863 Wallace Road - Residence - Quad circa 1917
5907-5909 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1916
5911-5913 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1916
5915-5917 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1916
5919-5921 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1916
5925-5927 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1916
5933-5935 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1916
5939-5941 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1916
5949-5951 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1916
5953-5955 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1916
6013 Wallace Road - Residence - Gable-front circa 1917
6017 Wallace Road - Residence - Single circa 1917
6019 Wallace Road - Residence - Gable-front circa 1917
6025 Wallace Road - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6027 Wallace Road - Residence - Vernacular circa 1917
6031 Wallace Road - Residence - Single circa 1917
6033 Wallace Road - Residence - Vernacular circa 1917
6109 Wallace Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1938
6115 Wallace Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1942
6123 Wallace Road - Residence - Cottage circa 1952
6125 Wallace Road - Residence - Bungalow circa 1940
West side of Ray Avenue
6106-6108 Ray Avenue - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6110 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6112 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6114 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6118 Ray Avenue - Residence - American Four Square circa 1917
6122 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6126 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6128 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6132 Ray Avenue - Residence - American Four Square circa 1917
6136-6138 Ray Avenue - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6142 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6146 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6150 Ray Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1956
6154 Ray Avenue - Residence - Vernacular circa 1950
East side of Ray Avenue
6105-6111 Ray Avenue - Residence - Quad circa 1917
6115 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6117 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6121-6123 Ray Avenue - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6127 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6135 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6139-6141 Ray Avenue - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6145 Ray Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6149 Ray Avenue - Church - Contemporary circa 1951/1967
West side of Noble Avenue
6108 Noble Avenue - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6110 Noble Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6112 Noble Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6116 Noble Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6120-6122 Noble Avenue - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6124 Noble Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6128 Noble Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6132 Noble Avenue - Residence - Vernacular circa 1917
6134 Noble Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6142 Noble Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1917
6146 Noble Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1917
East side of Noble Avenue
6107-6113 Noble Avenue - Residence - Quad circa 1917
6115 Noble Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6119 Noble Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6121 Noble Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6125 Noble Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6131 Noble Avenue - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6135 Noble Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6141 Noble Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1925
6145 Noble Avenue - Residence - Bungalow circa 1925
West side of Willard Avenue
6108 Willard Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6112 Willard Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6114 Willard Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
6118-6120 Willard Avenue - Residence - Duplex circa 1917
6124 Willard Avenue - Residence - Single circa 1917
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