Downtown LaPorte Historic District
Downtown LaPorte Historic District is a national historic district located at LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana. The district encompasses 70 contributing buildings in the central business district of LaPorte. It developed between about 1860 and 1930, and includes examples of Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, and Neoclassical style architecture. Notable buildings include the Zahrt Blocks (1868, 1874), Ridgway Hotel (1863), Higday and Collins Blocks (1886–1888), LaPorte County Courthouse (1890–1894), Odd Fellows Building (1895), Lonn's Block (1889), People's Bank (1912), U.S. Post Office (1912), New York Central Depot (1909), Masonic Temple (1910), and Hotel Rumely (1912).
Downtown LaPorte Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Laporte County Courthouse, Spring 2007 | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by State, Jackson, Maple and Chicago Sts., LaPorte, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°36′41″N 86°43′20″W |
| Area | 35 acres (14 ha) |
| Built | c. 1860 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Romanesque, Neo Classical |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000039 |
| Added to NRHP | September 15, 1983 |
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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