Hobart hoping to make history with downtown on National Register

HOBART | Placing the city's downtown on the National Register of Historic Places brings benefits including notoriety, city officials said.

Hobart officials take steps to preserve historical downtown

HOBART | City officials are taking steps to further preserve and play up the historical downtown.

Hobart City Council approves expansion of downtown historic district

HOBART | The Lake George Commercial Historic District has expanded its boundaries.

Linden log cabin looking for a home

PORTAGE | The Linden log cabin is ready for a another journey, it just needs a permanent home.

Hobart's Lake George Commercial Historic District may expand

HOBART | The Lake George Commercial Historic District may soon be expanding, city officials said.

Hobart's downtown business owners retain history by tapping into facade grants

HOBART | Century-old buildings in the heart of Hobart's historical district continue to get a new look thanks to the city's facade grant program.

Valparaiso seeks buyers for historical train depot

VALPARAISO | Passengers have long since stopped getting off at the train depot next to the Canadian National tracks on North Calumet Avenue, but preservationists are hoping to save the century-old station from the wrecking ball.

Hidden architectural gems are landmarks in their own right

Every city in the world boasts its architectural wonders, but often the lesser-known buildings get short shrift. Our region is filled with world-renowned structures built by important architects.

Hidden Architectural Gems

Every city in the world boasts its architectural wonders, but often the lesser-known buildings get short shrift. Our region is filled with world-renowned skyscrapers, museums and houses built by important architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis H. Sullivan. Although the bigger buildi…

Register of Historic Places adds another Crown Point home to the list

CROWN POINT | An 11-year labor of love paid off for a Crown Point couple when their nearly 100-year-old home became the latest in the city to be added to the National Register of Historic Places.