Porter Town Hall, Chesterton

#5 among attractions in Chesterton

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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. ()

Built: 1913 (111 years ago)Coordinates: 41°36'59"N, 87°4'20"W

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Chesterton United States

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Porter Town Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Seven Peaks Water Park Duneland, Joseph Bailly Homestead, Bailly Cemetery, George Brown Mansion.

1.3 miN
Water park, Amusement park
Seven Peaks Water Park Duneland, Porter
33 min walk • Enchanted Forest was a small amusement park operated in Porter, Indiana. The park operated from 1957 to 1991. Many rides were moved to Little Amerricka amusement park in Wisconsin after the park closed on August 2, 1991. The park became Splash Down Dunes Water Park in 1994.
1.2 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Sand dune
Joseph Bailly Homestead, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
32 min walk • The Joseph Bailly Homestead, also known as Joseph Bailly Homestead and Cemetery, in Porter, Indiana, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The Bailly Homestead is preserved by the National Park Service in Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana.
1.5 miNW
Cemetery
Bailly Cemetery, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
39 min walk • Bailly Cemetery is a cemetery located at Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana, USA. The cemetery is three-quarters of a mile north of the Joseph Bailly Homestead on the edge of a sand ridge. The first recorded burial was Robert, the son of Joseph Bailly, in about 1827.
0.9 miSE
History museum, Museum
George Brown Mansion, Chesterton
24 min walk • The George Brown Mansion is an example of the Queen Anne's Style of architecture. It was a dominant style during the 1880s and 1890s, the time when Chesterton was a growing city in northern Indiana. George Brown arrived in the United States in 1852.
1 miSE
41°36'37"N • 87°3'14"W
Westchester Public Library, Chesterton
27 min walk • Library
1.1 miE
Neighbourhood
Chesterton Commercial Historic District, Chesterton
29 min walk • The Chesterton Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Chesterton, Indiana. Originally called Coffee Creek and located a little to the south of the current downtown, the name was changed some time after the post office was established in 1833 to Calumet, the river to the north.
1.1 miSE
Neighbourhood, Georgian architecture
Chesterton Residential Historic District, Chesterton
28 min walk • Located in Chesterton, Indiana, the Chesterton Residential Historic District is located a block south of the business district, along Second Street from Indiana Ave. to Lincoln Ave. and on Indiana Ave. from Second to Third Streets.