Highland Park: Settlement to the 1920s

by Julia Johnas

Book Overview

See Highland Park's transformation from forest and farmland to a fashionable and residential Chicago community.

Highland Park represents one of the finest examples of late-19th-century suburban development. Its abundant natural beauty was quickly recognized and preserved by the visionary design of two well-known landscape architects, Horace W. S. Cleveland and William M. R. French. Capitalizing on the setting and boasting good...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738551015
• ISBN13: 9780738551012
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"