The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Chesterton was first settled under the name Coffee Creek in 1833, with its post office being established in 1835. The post office would eventually be renamed to Calumet in 1850, as which the town was platted when the railroad was extended to that point in 1852. Due to a town on the same railroad also being named Calumet, the name would finally be changed to Chesterton in 1870 and it was reincorporated as a town in 1899 after a failed incorporation in 1869, with its population of 788 being the second-largest in Porter County at the time.
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Start Chesterton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Chesterton’s history is told.
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Chesterton, decade by decade
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7 historic places in Chesterton
Chesterton has 7 listings on the National Register, and they protect 43 historic buildings, because Chesterton Residential Historic District alone counts 21.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 2007Martin Young HouseListed 1992Coambs, Norris and Harriet, Lustron HouseListed 1998George Brown MansionListed 1998New York Central Railroad Passenger DepotListed 1999Chesterton Commercial Historic DistrictListed 2009Chesterton Residential Historic DistrictListed 2011Read Dunes HouseThen & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.