Haskell and Barker Historic District is a national historic district located at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. The district encompasses 205 contributing buildings, 3 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object in a predominantly residential section of Michigan City. The district is named for the Haskell and Barker manufacturing company. It developed between about 1860 and 1960, and includes examples of Italianate, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Located in the district are the separately listed John H. Barker Mansion and First Congregational Church of Michigan City. Other notable buildings include the St. Stanislaus Koska Church (1922-1926), Rectory (1938), and Convent (1938), Consumer Service Company (1922), Michigan City School of Fine Arts (1908), Gilmore-Gardner Building (1925), Porter-Carrigan House (1895), Hutchinson House (1875), St Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (1868) and Convent (1905), and Hartke House (c. 1860).[2]
It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/29/14 through 10/03/14. National Park Service. October 10, 2014.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (January 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Haskell and Barker Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.
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