Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail explained

Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:232 S. Main St., Crown Point, Indiana
Coordinates:41.4158°N -87.3642°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for Lake County Sherrif’s House and Jail
Architecture:Second Empire
Added:January 4, 1989
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:88003039

Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail, also known as the Sheriff's House, is a historic jail and residence located at 226 South Main Street in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1882, and is a two-story, Second Empire style brick building. It has a three-story projecting tower and a mansard roof. It features a one-story, flat roofed porch with Tuscan order columns added about 1890. The building remained in use as a residence until 1958 and as a jail until 1974.[1] The building is maintained and open to the public by the Old Sheriff's House Foundation.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1989. It is part of the Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District.

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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: Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail. 2016-05-01. John Heidbreder. PDF. September 1988. and Accompanying photographs.