Lassen Hotel (Cedar Lake, Indiana)

Lassen Hotel is a historic hotel building located at 7808 West 138th Place in Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana. It is a two-story, T-shaped frame building sheathed in clapboard. It has a hipped roof and features a wraparound verandah overlooking Cedar Lake. The eastern section of the building was built about 1890. It was moved to its present location during mid-winter of 1919 and the lakefront section was built onto it in 1920. Its grand opening was on May 7, 1921. It is home to the Red Cedars Lake History Museum, now the Museum at Lassen's Resort on Cedar Lake.[2]: 2–3  A restoration project was underway in 2013. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

Lassen Hotel
Lassen Hotel, September 2012
Lassen Hotel (Cedar Lake, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Lassen Hotel (Cedar Lake, Indiana)
Lassen Hotel (Cedar Lake, Indiana) is located in the United States
Lassen Hotel (Cedar Lake, Indiana)
Location7808 W. 138th Pl., Cedar Lake, Indiana
Coordinates41°22′6″N 87°25′30″W / 41.36833°N 87.42500°W / 41.36833; -87.42500
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1890 (1890), 1920
NRHP reference No.81000019[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1981

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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 Beatrice Horner (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lassen Hotel" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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