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Immanuel Lutheran Church (Valparaiso, Indiana)

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Built
  
1891

NRHP Reference #
  
82000028

Architect
  
Riedel, J. M. F.

Added to NRHP
  
February 19, 1982

Immanuel Lutheran Church (Valparaiso, Indiana)

Location
  
308 N. Washington St., Valparaiso, Indiana

Architectural style
  
Gothic, Victorian Gothic

The congregation of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, Indiana was founded in 1862 by 45 German families. The church building was erected in 1891 by Henry Lemster and his son Charles. A fire gutted the building in 1975, marks of which can still be seen on the altar and pews. The Immanuel Lutheran congregation moved to a new site on Glendale Boulevard, while 60 members formed a new congregation named Heritage Lutheran Church and restored the historic building.

An undated old photo shows a taller steeple and a two story parsonage adjacent to the parish hall, which is no longer extant. A photo from the courthouse tower northward, c. 1900, shows the taller steeple on the church.

The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Historic Districts and Structures

  • Conrad and Catherine Bloch House
  • Haste-Crumpacker House
  • DeForest Skinner House Built in 1860, it is of Italianate design.
  • Heritage Hall Built in 1875 as Flint Hall, to day, it is part of the Law School.
  • Immanuel Lutheran Church In 1862by a German congregation, the church is today known as Heritage Lutheran Church.
  • Dr. David J. Loring Residence and Clinic Built in 1906, this house served Dr. Loring as a home and a business.
  • William McCallum House
  • Charles S. and Mary McGill House
  • Porter County Jail and Sheriff's House The residence was built in 1860 and the jail was added in 1871. Today, the Historical Society of Porter County has the County Museum in the Jail.
  • Porter County Memorial Opera Hall The Memorial Opera House opened in 1893 as a monument to the men who served during the American Civil War.
  • David Garland Rose House
  • DeForest Skinner House Built in 1860, it is of Italianate design.
  • Valparaiso Downtown Commercial District
  • Josephus Wolf House, outside of city limits, with Valparaiso address.

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