Barker House (Michigan City, Indiana)

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Barker House
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Barker House, July 2010
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Location444 Barker Rd., Michigan City, Indiana
Coordinates 41°41′17″N86°52′58″W / 41.68806°N 86.88278°W / 41.68806; -86.88278
Area3.7 acres (1.5 ha)
Builtc. 1900 (1900)
Architectural styleShingle Style, Prairie School
NRHP reference No. 01001349 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 7, 2001

Barker House is a historic home located at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. It was built about 1900, and is a two-story, rectangular, Shingle Style / Prairie School style dwelling. It sits on a brick foundation and has a hipped roof with hipped dormer and has a modified American Foursquare plan. Also on the property are the contributing carriage house, dance studio, and garage. [2] :5 The house and grounds are occupied by the Save the Dunes offices and Barker Woods Nature Preserve, which is managed by Shirley Heinze Land Trust.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [1] More information can be found at savedunes.org/barkerhouse.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 Christopher Baas (August 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Barker House`" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.