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

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

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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

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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