Indiana - Porter County - Historic Districts
Porter County Indiana (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bailley, Joseph, Homestead, Bailley, Joseph, Homestead and Nike Missile Site C47, Beverly Shores--Century of Progress Architectural District and Chesterton Commercial Historic District.

The famous person Joseph Bailey is associated with one of more of the Porter County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Porter County places including U.S. Army, Nathan DeMass, Henry Christianson and Walter Scholer. Prominent architectural styles found in Porter Country are Italianate, Late Victorian and Mid 19th Century Revival.

Bailley, Joseph, Homestead (added 1966 - - #66000005)
Also known as Bailly,Joseph,Homestead and Cemetery
W of Porter on U.S. 20 in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore , Porter
Closedmouth, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Bailey,Joseph
Significant Year:
1834, 1914, 1822
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Beverly Shores--Century of Progress Architectural District (added 1986 - - #86001472)
Also known as World's Fair Houses
208, 210, 212, 214, and 215 Lake Front Dr. , Beverly Shores
Matthiasb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Scholer,Walter
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Invention
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Chesterton Commercial Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001102)
109-193 N. Calument Rd. and 130-134 N. Calumet Rd. , Chesterton
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Chesterton Residential Historic District (added 2009 - - #09001134)
Also known as 127-108-08000
Roughly a two block area between Lincoln & W. Indiana Aves. , Chesterton
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
DeMass, Nathan, Christianson, Henry
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Good Fellow Club Youth Camp (added 2013 - - #13000593)
700 Howe Rd., Porter
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Industry, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Nike Missile Site C47 (added 2000 - - #99001669)
Also known as NIKE Missile Base C47-Portage-Wheeler
Co. Rds. 700 N. and 600 N. , Portage
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Military, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Federal, Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Air Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Valparaiso Downtown Commercial District (added 1990 - - #90000327)
Also known as See Also:Porter County Jail and Sheriff's House;Porter Count
Roughly bounded by Jefferson, Morgan, Indiana, and Napoleon , Valparaiso
Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Professional
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