Read Dunes House

	Read Dunes House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Read Dunes House, June 2013
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Location	1453 Tremont Rd., north of Chesterton, Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana
Coordinates	41°38′40″N 87°02′52″W / 41.64444°N 87.04778°WCoordinates: 41°38′40″N 87°02′52″W / 41.64444°N 87.04778°W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1952
Architect	Read, Herbert P.
Architectural style	Prairie School
NRHP reference No.	10000858
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 .^[2]^: 5

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/12/11 through 12/16/11. National Park Service. 2011-11-23.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Pia Lopez (September 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Read Dunes House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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[nps-1] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/12/11 through 12/16/11. National Park Service. 2011-11-23.

[SHAARD-2] "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Pia Lopez (September 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Read Dunes House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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