Chesterton Residential Historic District

Located in Chesterton, Indiana, the Chesterton Residential Historic District is located a block south of the business district, along Second Street from Indiana Ave. to Lincoln Ave. and on Indiana Ave. from Second to Third Streets. The area began with the Martin Young House construction about 1870. The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana describes as one of the best Italianate structures remaining in northwest Indiana. Most of the structures date from the early twentieth century. St. Patrick's Catholic Church, built in 1876, and burned ca. 2000.

The historic district was established in December 2009.

Key Buildings

 * 203 West Indiana Ave. – a free classic architectural style, c. 1905s.
 * 209 West Indiana Ave. - a gable front style home.
 * 221 Second St. – a colonial revival style c. 1905.
 * 301 Second St. – an Italianate style T-plan home, ca. 1880/ 1910.
 * 302 West Second St. - a Queen Anne home c. 1895.
 * 307 South Second St. - Queen Anne style c. 1868
 * 324 Second St. – Martin Young House is a brick Italianate house building the 1870s.
 * 144 Lincoln Ave. – a Queen Anne style c. 1900.
 * SW corner of Lincoln and Second – Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, a Gothic Revival c. 1880. Currently used as a meeting hall by the United Methodist church across the street to the north.

National Register of Historic Sites

 * Chesterton Commercial Historic District
 * Chesterton Residential Historic District
 * George Brown Mansion
 * Norris and Harriet Coambs Lustron House
 * New York Central Railroad Passenger Depot, Chesterton, Indiana
 * Martin Young House