William Whitaker Landscape and House explained

William Whitaker Landscape and House
Location:472 S. Main, Crown Point, Indiana
Coordinates:41.41°N -87.3639°W
Built:, 1929
Architect:Jensen, Jens; Hess & Greenwood
Architecture:Prairie School, Tudor Revival
Added:September 9, 1999
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:99001107

William Whitaker Landscape and House is a historic home and garden located at Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana. The house was built in 1926, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Tudor Revival style brick dwelling. It has a steeply pitched cross-gable roof with cross-timbering on the gable ends. A two-story addition was built in 1967. The landscape was designed in the Prairie School style by Jens Jensen and built in 1929.[1]

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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: William Whitaker Landscape and House. 2016-05-01. Christopher Baas. PDF. August 1997. and accompanying photographs.