Barker House (Michigan City, Indiana) Explained

Barker House
Location:	444 Barker Rd., Michigan City, Indiana
Coordinates:	41.6881°N -86.8828°W
Built:	c.
Architecture:	Shingle Style, Prairie School
Added:	December 7, 2001
Refnum:	01001349

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.^[1] 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.

External links

• The Barker House (Save the Dunes Conservation Fund)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Barker House`. 2016-05-01. Christopher Baas . PDF. August 2001. and Accompanying photographs.