Gary Land Company Building

Gary Land Company Building

Gary Land Company Building, April 2012
Location 4th Ave. and Pennsylvania St., Gary, Indiana
Coordinates 41°36′15″N 87°20′0″W / 41.60417°N 87.33333°W / 41.60417; -87.33333Coordinates: 41°36′15″N 87°20′0″W / 41.60417°N 87.33333°W / 41.60417; -87.33333
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1906 (1906)
NRHP Reference # 79000021[1]
Added to NRHP May 8, 1979

Gary Land Company Building, also known as Gary's First Town Hall, is a historic building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1906, and is a 1 1/2-story, balloon frame building with a cross-gable roof. It measures about 20 feet wide and 40 feet deep. It was converted to a residence in 1909 and moved to its present site in 1956. It was the first building in Gary, it has functioned as a city hall, post office, school, and business building.[2]:2–3 The building currently serves as an historical museum and visitor's bureau for school tour groups and visitors to the City of Gary.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Gus E. Glanikos (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gary Land Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. ↑ The Gary (Indiana) Historical & Cultural Society, Inc.


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