LaPorte County, Indiana

Founding: 1832
Parent counties: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Perhaps the French word la porte ("the door")
Seat: La Porte (1832–)

Land area: 598 square miles

Population (2010): 111,467

Population (historic): 8,184 (1840); 22,919 (1860); 30,985 (1880); 38,386 (1900); 60,490 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1930; 1940–1970

Subdivisions: Two cities; nine towns; four CDPs; 21 townships

National Register listings: 30

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,699 (21.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 61.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 15.6%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.1%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,849
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,673

Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,431
Average farm size (1920): 115.3 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Ohio, New York, and Pennsylvania

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La Porte

Namesake: Perhaps the French phrase la porte ("the door")

Founding: 1832 (platting); 1832 (post office); 1835 (incorporation)

Population (2010): 22,053

Population (historic): 1,824 (1850); 6,581 (1870); 7,113 (1900); 15,755 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1870; 1880s; 1900–1920; 1940–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 3,539 (34.4%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. St. John's Lutheran Church (1915). 15496 South 900W. Cass. Gothic Revival.
2. *Charles Ames House (1842). 5336 West 150N. Center.
3. Joseph Orr House (c. 1855). Orr Lake Road, at Small Road. Center. Greek Revival.
4. *William Orr House (c. 1875). 4076 Small Road. Center. Eastlake/Gothic Revival.
5. *John Garwood House (c. 1866). 5600 Small Road. Center. Italianate.
6. *Wynkoop Farm (c. 1858). 3463 State Route 39. Center. Greek Revival.
7. Merchant School (1912). State Route 39, at Hi-Point Drive. Center. Classical Revival/Prairie.
8. *Charles Leaming House (1853). 3042 US Highway 35. Center. Italianate.
9. English Lake Gun Club (c. 1880?). 22922 Bigler Road. Dewey. Classical Revival.
10. House (c. 1890). 1677 East 900N. Galena. Eastlake.
11. Farm (c. 1875). 588 North 250E. Kankakee. Italianate.
12. Jesse Blake Farm (c. 1855). 855 North 250E. Kankakee. Greek Revival.
13. Springville School (c. 1910). 1477 North 250E. Kankakee. Classical Revival.
14. Norris House (c. 1865). 3555 County Road 300E. Kankakee. Italianate.
15. Caplin Farm (c. 1865). 2215 East 350N. Kankakee. Italianate.
16. House (c. 1885). 4303 North 400E. Kankakee. Italianate.
17. Abram Bush Farm (c. 1870). 2262 Fail Road. Kankakee. Italianate.
18. Hecker Farm (c. 1840). 3046 US Highway 20. Kankakee. Greek Revival.
19. James Webster Farm (c. 1840/1855). North 250E, south of Division Road. Pleasant. Greek Revival.
20. *James Forrester Farm (1858–1860). 969 Forrester Road. Scipio. Italianate.
21. Evans Farm (1877). 3298 Joliet Road. Scipio. Italianate.
22. Craft Farm (1866). 4652 Long Lane. Scipio. Italianate.
23. St. Joseph's Novitiate (1933). 5901 North 500E. Wills. Gothic Revival/English Revival.