National Register of Historic Places - Indiana (IN), Lake County

Lake County Indiana (Historic Districts) has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Marktown Historic District and Van Buren Terrace Historic District, Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District, Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundary Adjustment) and Forest-Ivanhoe Residential Historic District.

The famous person Bernard, Leslie Cosby and Sr. is associated with one of more of the Lake County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lake County places including D.F. Creighton, Howard Van Doren Shaw, United States Sheet & Tin Plate Co., U.S. Sheet & Tin Plate Co., Beers & Beers et al., Perry D. Clark, J.D. Cochran, Eberson, John, et al., Cheney, Howard, et al., Bernard, Leslie Cosby and Sr.. Prominent architectural styles found in Lake Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000203)

Also known as 089-142-76000

Roughly bounded by Clark St., the alley E of Main St., Hack Ct., and Court St. , Crown Point

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Beers & Beers et al., Cochran, J.D.

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Meeting Hall, Post Office, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Museum, Professional, School, Specialty Store, Theater

Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundary Adjustment) (added 2005 - - #05001464)

Roughly bounded by Robinson, East, Walnut, and Court Sts. , Crown Point

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Restaurant

Forest--Moraine Residential Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000777)

Roughly bounded by Wildwood Rd., 165th St, Hohman Ave & Stateline Ave, Hammond

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Forest--Southview Residential Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000778)

Roughly bounded by 165th St, Hohman Ave, Locust St, and State Line Ave, Hammond

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Forest-Ivanhoe Residential Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000124)

Also known as 089-070-5100

Roughly bounded by 172nd Pl., E. side of Forest Ave. S to its end, and the Little Calumet River , Hammond

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bernard, Leslie Cosby, Sr.

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Historic Person:

Bernard, Leslie Cosby, Sr.

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Gary City Center Historic District (added 1994 - - #94001352)

Also known as See Also:Gary Land Company Building

Roughly, Broadway from the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend RR tracks to 9th Ave. , Gary

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eberson, John, et al., Cheney, Howard, et al.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Classical Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Glendale Park Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000423)

17-64 Glendale Pkwy., Hammond

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Hohman Avenue Commercial Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000118)

Approx. 3 blocks lining Hohman between Clinton and Rimbach Sts, Hammond

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Horace Mann Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000722)

Roughly bounded by W. 5th, 8th & 7th Aves., Cleveland & Roosevelt Sts., Gary

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Indi--Illi Park Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000335)

Roughly bounded by Locust & 169th Sts. & Hohman & State Line Aves., Hammond

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Jackson-Monroe Terraces Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000428)

404-423 Jackson St. and 408-426 Monroe St. , Gary

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

United States Sheet & Tin Plate Co., Creighton, D.F.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Invention, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Jefferson Street Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000723)

Roughly bounded by Washington St., 37th, 35th, Jefferson & Madison Aves., Gary

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Lowell Commercial Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000144)

305-519 Commercial Ave. and 108-110 Clark St. , Lowell

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clark, Perry D., et.al.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Library, Meeting Hall, Park, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Library, Meeting Hall, Park, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Marktown Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000025)

Bounded by Pine, Riley, Dickey, and 129th Sts. , East Chicago

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Shaw, Howard Van Doren

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Monroe Terrace Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000429)

304-318 Monroe St. , Gary

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Creighton, D.F., United States Sheet & Tin Plate Co.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Invention

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Morningside Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000758)

Also known as 089-232-23000

Roughly bounded by E. side of Washington, W. side of Jefferson, W. 47th & W. 48th Sts. , Gary

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hess, Louis C.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Polk Street Terraces Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000430)

404-422 and 437-455 Polk St. , Gary

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Creighton, D.F., U.S. Sheet & Tin Plate Co.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Engineering, Invention, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Pullman--Standard Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000186)

Roughly bounded by Columbia, Field, Porter & Willard Aves., Hammond

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Roselawn--Forest Heights Historic District (added 2012 - - #12001060)

Roughly bounded by Lawndale, 172nd Pl., Hohman & State Line Aves., Hammond

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Van Buren Terrace Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000565)

Also known as The Edison Concept Houses

336-354 Van Buren St. , Gary

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Creighton, D.F., United States Sheet & Tin Plate Co.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Invention, Community Planning And Development, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

West Fifth Avenue Apartments Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001076)

Roughly 5th Ave. from Taft to Pierce St. , Gary

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Chicago, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling