Read Dunes House
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Read Dunes House | |
 Read Dunes House, June 2013 | |
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| Location | 1453 Tremont Rd., north of Chesterton in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana |
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| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | c. 1952 |
| Architect | Read, Herbert P. |
| Architectural style | Prairie School |
| NRHP reference No. | 10000858[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 8, 2011 |
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.[2]: 5
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Prairie School architecture in Indiana
- Houses completed in 1952
- Houses in Porter County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Porter County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Dunes National Park
- Northern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs