Porter Town Hall

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Porter Town Hall
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Porter Town Hall, c. 1915
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Location303 Franklin St., Porter, Indiana
Coordinates 41°36′59″N87°4′20″W / 41.61639°N 87.07222°W / 41.61639; -87.07222 Coordinates: 41°36′59″N87°4′20″W / 41.61639°N 87.07222°W / 41.61639; -87.07222
Arealess than one acre
Built1913 (1913), 1964
ArchitectFurst, Charles J.; Weber, Alfred P.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 00000678 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 29, 2000

Porter Town Hall is a historic town hall located at Porter, Porter County, Indiana. It was built in 1913, and is a two-story, square Bungalow / American Craftsman style red brick building. An addition was built in 1964. It features decorative brick pattern work, exposed rafter ends, eyebrow windows, and a belfry surrounded by a decorative wrought iron railing. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

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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 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Pat Volkman; Jennifer Granat; Adrian Scott Fine (October 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Porter Town Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.