Chesterton Residential Historic District facts for kids

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Chesterton Residential Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Queen Anne design, 144 Lincoln Ave.]
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Location	Roughly a two block area between Lincoln & W. Indiana Aves., Chesterton, Indiana
Area	4.7 acres (1.9 ha)
Architect	DeMass, Nathan; Christianson, Henry
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Colonial Revival, Bungalow
NRHP reference No.	09001134
Added to NRHP	December 24, 2009

The Chesterton Residential Historic District is a special area in Chesterton, Indiana. It's located just one block south of the main business area. You can find it along Second Street, from Indiana Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, and also on Indiana Avenue, from Second to Third Streets.

This historic district started around 1870 with the building of the Martin Young House. This house is a great example of the Italianate style. This style was popular in the mid-1800s and often features low-pitched roofs and tall, narrow windows. Most of the other buildings in the district were built in the early 1900s. St. Patrick's Catholic Church, built in 1876, was also part of this area but sadly burned down around the year 2000. The Chesterton Residential Historic District was officially recognized in December 2009.

Cool Historic Buildings

This map shows the Chesterton Residential Historic District.

The district is home to many interesting old buildings. Each one has its own unique style and history:

• 203 West Indiana Ave. – This house was built around 1905. It shows a "free classic" architectural style, which is a type of Colonial Revival.
• 209 West Indiana Ave. – This home has a "gable front" style. This means the front of the house is shaped like a triangle, like the end of a roof.
• 221 Second St. – Built around 1905, this house is in the Colonial Revival style. This style brings back popular designs from early American colonial homes.
• 301 Second St. – This home, from around 1880 or 1910, is an Italianate style "T-plan" house. Its shape looks like the letter "T" from above.
• 302 West Second St. – This house, built around 1895, is a Queen Anne style home. This style is known for its towers, turrets, and decorative details.
• 307 South Second St. – Another Queen Anne style home, this one dates back to about 1868.
• 324 Second St. – This is the Martin Young House. It's a brick Italianate house built in the 1870s. It's one of the oldest buildings in the district.
• 144 Lincoln Ave. – Built around 1900, this is another beautiful Queen Anne style house.
• SW corner of Lincoln and Second – Here you'll find the Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church. It's a Gothic Revival style building from around 1880. Today, it's used as a meeting hall by the United Methodist church nearby.

Gallery

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  144 Lincoln St

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  203 Indiana St.

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  209 Indiana St.

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  215 Second n 221 Second Sts

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  301 Morgan

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  302 Second Street

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  307 Second Street

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  324 Second St., Martin Young Hse

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  Bethlehem Evan Lutheran Church

Other Cool Historic Places Nearby

The Chesterton Residential Historic District is one of several important historic sites in the area. Other places listed on the National Register of Historic Places include:

• Chesterton Commercial Historic District
• George Brown Mansion
• Norris and Harriet Coambs Lustron House
• New York Central Railroad Passenger Depot, Chesterton, Indiana
• Martin Young House