Read Dunes House

1453 Tremont Rd, Chesterton, Indiana. County/parish: Porter.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 08, 2011. NRIS 10000858.

1 contributing building. 1 contributing site.

From Wikipedia:

Read Dunes House

Read Dunes House is a historic home in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana. It was built in 1952, and is a one-story, Prairie School style dwelling. It measures 58 feet by 29 feet, and has a low-sloped gable roof. The house was built for Philo Benham Read (1882–1961) and his wife Irene Martin Read (1902–1981), who were active in dunes preservation. It was designed by their architect son Herbert P. Read.: 5 

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132004507

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