Woodmar (Hammond)

Woodmar
Woodmar
	Neighborhood
	Coordinates: 41°35′06″N87°29′25″W / 41.58500°N 87.49028°W Coordinates: 41°35′06″N87°29′25″W / 41.58500°N 87.49028°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lake County
City	Hammond
Elevation [1]	184 m (604 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	46323, 46324
Area code(s)	219

Last updated May 20, 2019

Woodmar is a neighborhood in southeast Hammond, Indiana, approximately between Columbia and Kennedy Avenues. It is bounded to the east by Hessville, to the west by South Hammond, to the north by industrial land along United States Route 20, and to the south by the town of Highland.^[2] The neighborhood's boundaries correspond to Hammond's Planning District V.^[2]

Hammond, Indiana City in Indiana, United States

Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. First settled in the mid-19th century, it is one of the oldest cities of northern Lake County. As of the 2010 United States census, it is also the largest in population: the 2010 population was 80,830, replacing Gary as the most populous city in Lake County. From north to south, Hammond runs from Lake Michigan down to the Little Calumet River; from east to west along its southern border, it runs from the Illinois state line to Cline Avenue. The city is traversed by numerous railroads and expressways, including the South Shore Line, Borman Expressway, and Indiana Toll Road.

Hessville is a neighborhood of Hammond, Indiana. Located in the southeast corner of Hammond, it adjoins the Hammond neighborhood of Woodmar to the west, the East Chicago neighborhood of Calumet to the north, the Gary neighborhoods of Westside and Black Oak to the east, and the town of Highland to the south.

South Hammond is a neighborhood in southwestern Hammond, Indiana, approximately between the Illinois state line and Columbia Avenue, south of 165th Street. It is bounded to the east by Woodmar, to the south by the towns of Munster and Highland, to the west by Calumet City, Illinois, and to the north by Central Hammond. The Little Calumet River snakes along the neighborhood's southern boundary. The neighborhood's boundaries correspond to Hammond's Planning District IV.

Dominated by large single-family homes, Woodmar was largely built in the 1920s, with the goal of allowing the Calumet Region's wealthier residents to get "out of the smoke zone and into the ozone."^[3] In these early years, Woodmar was considered more exclusive than most Hammond neighborhoods.^[3]

The Calumet Region is the geographic area drained by the Grand Calumet River and the Little Calumet River of northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana in the United States. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, which eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean. It is a sub-region of the greater Northwest Indiana region and the even larger Great Lakes region.

Woodmar was formerly home to the Woodmar Mall. It is also home to the Hammond campus of Purdue University Northwest, formerly an independent institution known as Purdue University Calumet. Historic residences in the neighborhood include the Morse Dell Plain House and Garden.

Woodmar Mall was an indoor shopping mall located at Indianapolis Boulevard between 165th Street and 167th Street in Hammond, Indiana. It opened in 1954 and was anchored by Carson Pirie Scott and Co. The mall was closed and demolished in 2006.

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a public university with two campuses in Northwest Indiana, one in Hammond and one in Westville. It is part of the Purdue University system and offers more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to approximately 9,400 students with more than 64,000 alumni.

Morse Dell Plain House and Garden, also known as Woodmar, is a historic home located at 7109 Knickerbocker Parkway in Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. The house was designed by noted Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw and built in 1923. It is a large two-story, Tudor Revival style brick dwelling with a 1 1/2-story service wing. The landscape was designed by Jens Jensen in 1926.

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References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
1 2 New Federal Building -- U.S. Courthouse, Hammond: Environmental Impact Statement. 1993.
1 2 Joseph C. Bigott (2008). "Hammond". In Ann Durkin Keating (ed.). Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs: A Historical Guide -. p. 166. ISBN 0226428834.

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[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[courthouse-2] 1 2 New Federal Building -- U.S. Courthouse, Hammond: Environmental Impact Statement. 1993.

[bigott-3] 1 2 Joseph C. Bigott (2008). "Hammond". In Ann Durkin Keating (ed.). Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs: A Historical Guide -. p. 166. ISBN 0226428834.