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Draft Historic Property Report for the NICTD Double Track NWI Project, Michigan City to Gary, Indiana Draft Historic Property Report for the NICTD Double Track NWI Project, Michigan City to Gary, Indiana Segment 2 of 3, Porter County Porter County, IN DHPA No. 19318 April 19, 2017 Draft Historic Property Report for the NICTD Double Track NWI Project: Segment 2 of 3, Porter County PREPARED FOR Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District 33 E. U.S. Highway 12 Chesterton, IN 46304 PREPARED BY 2600 Park Tower Suite 100 Vienna, VA 22180-7342 AUTHORS Diana Garnett Jeanne Barnes Kristin Morgan April 19, 2017 Draft Historic Property Report for the NICTD Double Track NWI Project: Segment 2 of 3, Porter County Table of Contents 1.0 ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Survey Personnel .......................................................................................................................... 2 3.0 LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Previously Identified Architectural Resources ............................................................................... 6 4.0 HISTORIC CONTEXT ....................................................................................................................... 9 4.1 Early Inhabitants of Porter County ................................................................................................ 9 4.2 Early Communities ...................................................................................................................... 10 4.2.1 Porter and Chesterton .......................................................................................................... 10 4.3 Indiana Dunes State Park and National Lakeshore .................................................................... 11 4.4 Dune Land Communities ............................................................................................................. 13 4.4.1 Ogden Dunes ....................................................................................................................... 13 4.4.2 Beverly Shores ..................................................................................................................... 14 4.4.3 Tremont, Dune Acres, and Station Stops ............................................................................. 16 4.4.4 Town of Pines ....................................................................................................................... 17 4.5 Industrial Development ............................................................................................................... 18 5.0 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................ 20 5.1 Survey Methods .......................................................................................................................... 20 5.2 NRHP Evaluation Methods ......................................................................................................... 21 6.0 NRHP ELIGIBILITY AND EVALUATIONS .................................................................................... 23 6.1 Summary of All Resources .......................................................................................................... 23 6.2 NRHP Listed Resources in the APE in Porter County ................................................................ 23 6.2.1 127-406-02014 – Beverly Shores Railroad Station (NR-0945) ............................................ 23 6.3 Resources Previously Recommended Eligible ........................................................................... 26 6.3.1 127-175-05015 – Oscar and Irene Nelson Farmstead ........................................................ 26 6.4 Surveyed Properties Newly Recommended Eligible ................................................................... 31 6.4.1 3221 W. Dunes Highway – Al & Sally’s Motel ...................................................................... 31 7.0 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................................ 39 8.0 REFERENCES CITED .................................................................................................................... 40 Page i April 19, 2017 Draft Historic Property Report for the NICTD Double Track NWI Project: Segment 2 of 3, Porter County List of Appendices Appendix A: Maps Appendix B: APE Maps Appendix C: Survey Results List of Figures Figure 1. Project location map. ..................................................................................................................... 3 Figure 2. The Bailly homestead (right) on West Dunes Highway and the South Shore Line (left), view east (Ogorek 2012). ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Figure 3. Brickyard workers in Porter, c. 1890. ........................................................................................... 11 Figure 4. Stephen T. Mather, later first director of the National Park Service, and Horace Albright (later second director) visit the Indiana dunes ..................................................................................................... 12 Figure 5. An advertisement for Samuel Reck’s new development, Ogden Dunes, c. 1925 (Ogorek 2012: 66). .............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Figure 6. The South Shore Line station shelter at Ogden Dunes (formerly the location of the Wycliffe station stop), c. 1950. .................................................................................................................................. 14 Figure 7. The Gerber-designed Beverly Shores depot, c. 1930, view east (Ogorek 2012). ....................... 15 Figure 8. View north into Beverly Shores, c. 1930. ..................................................................................... 16 Figure 9. South Shore stop at Tremont, c. 1930, view south from the tracks and across Dunes Highway, down present-day Tremont Road. .............................................................................................................. 17 Figure 10. Burns Ditch, newly completed in the 1920s, view south from Lake Michigan (Ogorek 2012). 18 Figure 11. South Shore Line freight travels west across Burns Ditch, 1949 (Holland 2005). ..................... 19 Figure 12. Beverly Shores Railroad Station (NR-0945), view north. .......................................................... 24 Figure 13. Beverly Shores Railroad Station (NR-0945), view east. ............................................................ 25 Figure 14. Beverly Shores Railroad Station (NR-0945), view southeast. ................................................... 25 Figure 15. Oscar and Irene Nelson Farmstead (127-175-05015), view northeast. .................................... 27 Figure 16. Oscar and Irene Nelson Farmstead (127-175-05015), view north. ........................................... 27 Figure 17. Oscar and Irene Nelson Farmstead (127-175-05015), view northwest. .................................... 28 Figure 18. Oscar and Irene Nelson Farmstead (127-175-05015), c. 2016, prior to the new porch addition (photograph courtesy Garner 2016b). ......................................................................................................... 28 Figure 19. Oscar and Irene Nelson Farmstead (127-175-05015), outbuildings, view northwest. .............. 29 Figure 20. Oscar and Irene Nelson Farmstead (127-175-05015), outbuildings, view northwest. .............. 29 Figure 21. Oscar and Irene Nelson Farmstead (127-175-05015), garage (right) and outbuildings, view northwest. .................................................................................................................................................... 30 Figure 22. Al & Sally’s Motel sign, view west. ............................................................................................. 31 Figure 23. Al & Sally's Motel sign, view northeast. ..................................................................................... 32 Figure 24. Al & Sally’s Motel, view north towards east motel building. ....................................................... 33 Figure 25. Al & Sally's Motel, view northwest towards east block and office/residence. ............................ 33 Figure 26. Al & Sally's Motel, east block, view northwest. .......................................................................... 34 Figure 27. Al & Sally’s Motel, west block, view north. ................................................................................. 34 Page ii April 19, 2017 Draft Historic Property Report for the NICTD Double Track NWI Project: Segment 2 of 3, Porter County List of Figures in Appendix A Figure A - 1. Map 6.2.1 (127-406-02014), Beverly Shores Railroad Station. ............................................... 3 Figure A - 2. Map 6.3.1 (127-175-05015), Oscar and Irene Nelson Farmstead. .......................................... 4 Figure A - 3. Map 6.4.1 – 3221 W. Dunes Highway (Al & Sally’s Motel). ....................................................
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