Indiana - Lake County - Vacant / Not In Use
Lake County Indiana (Vacant / Not In Use) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bailey, Louis J., Branch Library--Gary International Institute and Lake County Courthouse, Gary Land Company Building, Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium and Indiana Harbor Public Library.

The famous person Joseph Ernest Meyer 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 Marcellus Gerometta, Frank A. Wickes, Joseph Wildermuth, John Largura, Porter & McNally, Price & McDanahan, Karl Vitzthum, Argyle E. Robinson and Cosbey Bernard Sr.. Prominent architectural styles found in Lake Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Bailey, Louis J., Branch Library--Gary International Institute (added 2004 - - #04001102)
Also known as 089-232-20577
1501 W. Madison St. , Gary
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wickes, Frank A., Gerometta, Marcellus
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Hispanic, European, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Gary Land Company Building (added 1979 - - #79000021)
Also known as Gary's First Town Hall
4th Ave. and Pennsylvania St. , Gary
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Post Office, School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Gary Public Schools Memorial Auditorium (added 1994 - - #94001353)
700--734 Massachusetts St. , Gary
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Largura, John, Wildermuth, Joseph
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Music Facility, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Indiana Harbor Public Library (added 2005 - - #05001014)
Also known as Grand Boulevard Carnegie Library
3605 Grand Ave. , East Chicago
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Robinson, Argyle E.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Knights of Columbus Building (added 1984 - - #84001065)
333 W. 5th Ave. , Gary
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Porter & McNally
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Hotel, Restaurant, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Unknown, Vacant/Not In Use
Lake County Courthouse (added 1973 - - #73000073)
Public Sq. , Crown Point
BotMultichill, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Meyer, Joseph Ernest, House (added 1984 - - #84001068)
1370 Joliet St. , Dyer
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bernard,Cosbey,Sr.
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival
Historic Person:
Meyer,Joseph Ernest
Significant Year:
1931, 1929
Area of Significance:
Science, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pennsylvania Railroad Station (added 1984 - - #84001070)
Also known as The Pennsy Depot
1001 Lillian St. , Hobart
DanTD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Ross, John, Farm (added 1996 - - #96000283)
3815 East SR 231 , Leroy
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
European
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
State Bank of Hammond Building (added 1984 - - #84001072)
5444-5446 Calumet Ave. , Hammond
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vitzthum,Karl
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Wood, John, Old Mill (added 1975 - - #75000026)
Also known as Wood's Mill; John Wood Mill
E of Merrillville on IN 330 , Merrillville
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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