Forest Glen in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hazelton-Mikota House

Architect unknown; 1881

— Chicago Landmark —

Hazelton-Mikota House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 6, 2024

1. Hazelton-Mikota House Marker

The marker is flat on the ground in front of the house it describes.

Inscription. This vernacular carpenter-builder house is one of the oldest-surviving buildings in the Forest Glen neighborhood. It has Queen Anne-style wood details typical of the carpenter guides popular at the time and is remarkably intact. It was built by Captain William Hazelton, an early and noteworthy area farmer, the developer of the original Forest Glen subdivision, and the donor of land for the Forest Glen Forest Preserve. His home and adjacent horse barn were moved in 1920 across Forest Glen Avenue from Forest Preserve property to their current location.

Designated on July 27, 2005
Richard M. Daley, Mayor

Erected 2005 by Commission on Chicago Landmarks; City of Chicago.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 41° 58.869′ N, 87° 45.247′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Forest Glen. It can be reached from North Forest Glen Avenue south of North Latham Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The marker is flat on the ground

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in front of the Hazleton-Mikota House. Forest Glen Woods, a Cook County Forest Preserve that is referenced on the plaque, is across the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5453 North Forest Glen Avenue, Chicago IL 60630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: LaBagh Woods (approx. half a mile away); Trinity Slovak Lutheran Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Treaty Elm (approx. ¾ mile away); Sauganash Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jefferson Park War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Henry Esdohr House (approx. one mile away); Old Edgebrook (approx. 1.1 miles away); Henry V. Peters House (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . .
1. William Cross Hazleton - Forest Glen Pioneer. A 2008 edition of the Jefferson Park Historical Society newsletter (starting on page 6) looks at the life of William Cross Hazleton, a Civil War veteran who built this home in the 1880s and subdivided the land that became Chicago's Forest Glen neighborhood on the northwest side. The article includes historic photos of the home as well as photos of Hazleton and his family. (Submitted on June 6, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

2. Chicago Landmarks: Hazelton-Mikota House. Official landmark page for the Hazelton-Mikota House (Submitted on June 6, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Hazelton-Mikota House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean Flynn, June 6, 2024

2. Hazelton-Mikota House

Hazelton-Mikota House horse barn image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Commission on Chicago Landmarks, circa 2004

3. Hazelton-Mikota House horse barn

A photo of the barn, which is referenced on the plaque.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 425 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.