History · Long Beach

Long Beach’s history is
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The story

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Long Beach was incorporated in 1921 as a resort town. It was named for the sand beaches of Lake Michigan.

The Hoover-Timme House (1929), John and Isabel Burnham House (1934), and Lowell E. and Paula G. Jackson House (1938), were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Long Beach

1 place in Long Beach is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Indianaby listings · most towns there have none
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0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2019first listedLong Beach School

Where they are

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When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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