Compton Heights: A History and Architectural Guide (1984)

Compton Heights:  A History and Architectural Guide (1984) by Carolyn Hewes Toft and Jane Molloy Porter contains an overview from the mid-19thcentury to 1984 along with brief biographies of architects and a survey photo of each house on Hawthorne and Longfellow–an important German-American enclave laid out by surveyor Julius Pitzman.  With color plus black & white photos by Robert C. Pettus, the publication won an Art Directors Club award in 1985.  Soft cover with foldout map: 90 pages.

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