Ames Family Homestead
National Register of Historic Places

Ames Family Homestead

La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana
Listed
December 19, 2012
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
12001062

About this property

Ames Family Homestead is a historic home and farm located in Center Township, LaPorte County, Indiana. The Captain Charles Ames House was built in 1842, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, Federal style frame dwelling. It has a split granite stone basement and a gable roof with dormers. The Augustus Ames House was built in 1856, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, Greek Revival style frame dwelling. It sits on a brick foundation and sheathed in clapboard siding. Also on the property are the contributing traverse frame barn (1838), privy (c. 1930), ice house (c. 1930), cow shed (c. 1900), corn crib (c. 1930), chicken coop (c. 1940), silo (c. 1930), water pump (c. 1900) driveway marker (c. 1880), and wood shed (c. 1915). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Location

5332 & 5336 W. 150 N.
La Porte, La Porte County, Indiana
41.62882, -86.80379

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Sources

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When was Ames Family Homestead listed on the National Register?

Ames Family Homestead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 19, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Ames Family Homestead?

Ames Family Homestead is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ames Family Homestead?

The period of significance for Ames Family Homestead is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1842.

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