Northern States Life Insurance Company

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Northern States Life Insurance Company

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Northern States Life Insurance Company, April 2012
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Location 5935 Hohman Ave, Hammond, Indiana
Coordinates 41°36′20″N87°31′18″W / 41.60556°N 87.52167°W / 41.60556; -87.52167 Coordinates: 41°36′20″N87°31′18″W / 41.60556°N 87.52167°W / 41.60556; -87.52167
Area 2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1926 (1926)
Architect Childs & Smith
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival
NRHP reference # 10000376 [1]
Added to NRHP June 24, 2010

Northern States Life Insurance Company is a historic office building located at Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1926, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style limestone building on a partially exposed basement. It features an elevated terrace, engaged columns, and sculptural panels with low relief carvings. The Northern States Life Insurance Company ceased operation in 1930, and the building subsequently housed radio station WWAE (1938-1940), a branch library (1945-1965), Purdue University extension service (1943-1946), Hammond school administrative offices (1946-1984), and school. [2] :5–6, 16, 23

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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 Kurt West Garner (April 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Northern States Life Insurance Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.