www.wrightsvillebeachmagazine.com THE IDEAS FOR THE DEVELOP-MENT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE FOREST HILLS SPRUNG FROM THE FERVOR OF NATIONAL PRIDE FOLLOWING AMERICA’S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IN 1876. Revival) and the 1915-era California Expositions (Spanish Colonial). “All these elements were digested by architects, developers, builders and clients for use in the new suburban subdivisions that began to grow after World War I,” Turberg says. Tudor Revival style homes feature gable roof lines, brick and masonry exteri-ors and decorative half timbering. One of the earliest, at 317 Forest Hills Drive, was built in 1933 for Charles and Hannah Block. Charles Block co-owned the Block Shirt Factory. His wife, Hannah Block, was an important civic leader who, among other things, would lead the city of Wilmington’s historic district revital-ization in the 1960s. “The Tudor Revival was brought over by English settlers in the 18th century,” Edwards says. “It passed out of style in the 19th century but came back during the revival period. It speaks to our English roots — the pitched and gable roofs, pro-jected gabled entryways, and exterior chimneys — speak to our original ancestry.” 45 WBM Wrightsville Avenue Colonial Drive Market Street Forest Hills Drive Guilford Avenue Metts Avenue Wayne Drive Renovah Circle Stradleigh Road Independence Boulevard Confederate Drive Camellia Drive Mimosa Place Columbia Avenue Park Avenue Forest Hills Drive Brookwood Avenue Forest Hills Drive Hill Street Country Club Road Country Club Pines Oleander Drive Brookwood Forest Hills Beaumont Glen Arden Woodcrest Spofford indicates what is generally considered Forest Hills today SOURCE: CITY OF WILMINGTON
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