Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail

Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail

Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail, June 2012
Location 232 S. Main St., Crown Point, Indiana
Coordinates 41°24′57″N 87°21′51″W / 41.41583°N 87.36417°W / 41.41583; -87.36417Coordinates: 41°24′57″N 87°21′51″W / 41.41583°N 87.36417°W / 41.41583; -87.36417
Area less than one acre
Built 1882 (1882)
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP Reference # 88003039[1]
Added to NRHP January 4, 1989

Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail, also known as the Sheriff's House, is a historic jail and residence located at 232 South Main Street in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1882, and is a two-story, Second Empire style brick building. It has a three-story projecting tower and a mansard roof. It features a one-story, flat roofed porch with Tuscan order columns added about 1890. The building remained in use as a residence until 1958 and as a jail until 1974.[2]:2 The building is maintained and open to the public by the Old Sheriff's House Foundation.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1989.[1] It is part of the Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District.

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 John Heidbreder (September 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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