Gary Land Company Building

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+12-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
Gary Land Company Building is located in Indiana
Gary Land Company Building
Gary Land Company Building is located in the United States
Gary Land Company Building
Location4th Ave. and Pennsylvania St., Gary, Indiana
Coordinates41°36′15″N 87°20′0″W / 41.60417°N 87.33333°W / 41.60417; -87.33333
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1906 (1906)
NRHP reference No.79000021[1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[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 2016-05-01. 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.
  3. ^ The Gary (Indiana) Historical & Cultural Society, Inc.