National Register of Historic Places

Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium Nurses Home and Superintendent's House

Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana
Listed
June 16, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000608

About this property

Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Nurses Home and Superintendent's House is a historic tuberculosis sanatorium located at Crown Point, Indiana. The Nurses Home was built in 1930, and is a three-story, Georgian Revival style brick building on a raised concrete basement. It has a hipped roof with pediment. It features a three-bay projecting entrance portico with an arcade and variation of Corinthian order pilasters. The Superintendent's House was built in 1930, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Colonial Revival style brick building with a one-story flat roofed wing. The Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium closed around 1971. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, with a boundary increase in 2013.

Location

2323 N. Main St. & 425 W. 93rd Ave.
Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana
41.45125, -87.36542

Categories

HEALTH/MEDICINEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Nurse's Home and Superintendent's House (Boundary Increase)
Industrial
0 mi
Allman, Walter, House
Industrial
2.3 mi
Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundary Adjustment)
Civil War
2.3 mi
Lake County Courthouse
Industrial
2.3 mi
Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundary Increase II)
Civil War
2.3 mi

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When was Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium Nurses Home and Superintendent's House listed on the National Register?

Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium Nurses Home and Superintendent's House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 16, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium Nurses Home and Superintendent's House?

Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium Nurses Home and Superintendent's House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium Nurses Home and Superintendent's House?

The period of significance for Lake County Tuberculosis Sanatorium Nurses Home and Superintendent's House is recorded as the industrial era.

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