Historic Porter County Jail and Sheriff’s House

Historic Porter County Jail and Sheriff’s House is a building in Center Township, Porter, Indiana. Historic Porter County Jail and Sheriff’s House is situated nearby to the theater building Memorial Opera House, as well as near Porter County Museum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porter County Courthouse and Immanuel Lutheran Church.

Porter County Courthouse

Courthouse

Porter County Courthouse is in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. The current building replaced the brick building in 1883. The current building is 128 feet by 98 feet. Porter County Courthouse is situated 380 feet northwest of Historic Porter County Jail and Sheriff’s House.

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Church

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The congregation of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, Indiana, was founded in 1862 by 69 German families. The church building was erected in 1891 by Henry Lemster and his son, Charles. Immanuel Lutheran Church is situated 1,800 feet north of Historic Porter County Jail and Sheriff’s House.

Athletics–Recreation Center

Sports venue

Photo: Valplaya, Public domain.

The Athletics–Recreation Center is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. It serves as the home court for Valparaiso Beacons men's and women's basketball teams as well as the volleyball team. Athletics–Recreation Center is situated 3,200 feet east of Historic Porter County Jail and Sheriff’s House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Valparaiso and Aberdeen.

Valparaiso

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Valparaiso is a city of 43,000 people in Porter County, in Northwestern Indiana. It is home to namesake Valparaiso University. The university is a cultural center of the city, hosting venues such as the Brauer Museum of Art, home to more than 2,700 pieces of 19th- and 20th century American art…

Aberdeen

Neighborhood

Aberdeen is a census-designated place in Center Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The community centers on The Course at Aberdeen, a golf course. The population of the CDP was 2,117 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,875 in the 2010 census. Aberdeen is situated 3½ miles southwest of Historic Porter County Jail and Sheriff’s House.

Historic Porter County Jail and Sheriff’s House

Type: Building
Location: Center Township, Porter, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.46647° or 41° 27′ 59″ north

Longitude

-87.05952° or 87° 3′ 34″ west

Open location code

86HJFW8R+H5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 907895224

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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