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Porter Town Hall

Coordinates: 41°36′59″N 87°4′20″W / 41.61639°N 87.07222°W / 41.61639; -87.07222
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Porter Town Hall
Porter Town Hall, c. 1915
Porter Town Hall is located in Indiana
Porter Town Hall
Porter Town Hall is located in the United States
Porter Town Hall
Location303 Franklin St., Porter, Indiana
Coordinates41°36′59″N 87°4′20″W / 41.61639°N 87.07222°W / 41.61639; -87.07222
Arealess than one acre
Built1913 (1913), 1964
ArchitectFurst, Charles J.; Weber, Alfred P.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.00000678[1]
Added to NRHPJune 29, 2000

Porter Town Hall is a historic town hall located at Porter, Porter County, Indiana. It was built in 1913, and is a two-story, square Bungalow / American Craftsman style red brick building. An addition was built in 1964. It features decorative brick pattern work, exposed rafter ends, eyebrow windows, and a belfry surrounded by a decorative wrought iron railing.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Pat Volkman; Jennifer Granat; Adrian Scott Fine (October 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Porter Town Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.