Indiana - Porter County - Vacant / Not In Use
Porter County Indiana (Vacant / Not In Use) has 4 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 South Shore Railroad Station and Weller House.

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, Leo W. Post and Arthur U. Gerber. Prominent architectural styles found in Porter Country are Italianate, Mission/Spanish Revival and Modern Movement.

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 South Shore Railroad Station (added 1989 - - #89000411)
Broadway Ave. and US 12 , Beverly Shores
DanTD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
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
Weller House (added 1982 - - #82000029)
Also known as The Old Prison Farm
1200 North Rd. , Chesterton
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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