Gary Land Company Building, also known as Gary's First Town Hall, is a historic building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1906, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, balloon frame building with a cross-gable roof. It measures about 20 feet wide and 40 feet deep. It was converted to a residence in 1909 and moved to its present site in 1956. It was the first building in Gary, it has functioned as a city hall, post office, school, and business building.[2]: 2–3 The building currently serves as an historical museum and visitor's bureau for school tour groups and visitors to the City of Gary.[3]
Gary Land Company Building | |
 Gary Land Company Building, April 2012 | |
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| Location | 4th Ave. and Pennsylvania St., Gary, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°36′15″N 87°20′0″W / 41.60417°N 87.33333°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000021[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 8, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Gus E. Glanikos (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gary Land Company Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
- ^ The Gary (Indiana) Historical & Cultural Society, Inc.