Englewood Makes History

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  • Paul Yang was an urban planner who served as the executive director of Englewood Redevelopment Agency in the 1970s.
  • The Phelps Estate was the home of William Walter Phelps. It started as a small farmhouse, the Garrit Brinkerhoff place, owned by Jacob Finck on April 9th, 1865. The house acted as a summer home for the family. Phelps moved to Englewood/Teaneck permanently after the death of his…
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  • The Englewood Housing Authority was created in 1976 with Michael Terrace as the first Executive Director. The organization is made of a seven-member board. The director appoints five, the mayor appoints one, and the Department of Community Affairs appoints one. Originally…
  • Westmoor Gardens was built in 1981 as a Section 8 New Construction project under the Englewood Housing Authority.
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  • The Englewood Housing Authority opened the Vincente K. Tibbs Senior Housing Center in 1976. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funded it. As of 2017, the building was converted into a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) project.
  • Forest Park Gardens is a series of apartments built in 1962.
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  • Parkview Terrace Apartments is a series of units which the Englewood Housing Authority administered Project Based Vouchers in 2014. 
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  • Rock Creek Terrace Apartments is a series of units which the Englewood Housing Authority administered Project Based Vouchers in 2014.
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  • King Gardens is a group of townhouses built in the 1970s. It was named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and is located in the fourth ward.
  • Pindle Avenue is a street in Englewood's Third Ward.
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