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Pete Larsen Farm

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The Pete Larsen Farm is an historic site in Porter County, Indiana.

The property was purchased from the Bailly Homestead by F. Burstrom in the early 1870s.^[1] Swedish immigrant Peter Larson was a successful carpenter from Chicago. He was a construction supervisor and spent little time at the farm, traveling home on weekends. He was more prosperous than many. He purchased a Sears catalogue house and contracted help during construction.^[2]

Historic Structures

Farm House - The house is a frame construction. It has two stories in a rectangle. The material was purchased from Sears & Roebuck through their catalogue. Built between 1908-10 it features intersecting gable roof with a front porch. The Lap siding is still original (2010). The foundation is concrete block.^[2]
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Barn - A family story tells of Pete, bringing home an Italian work crew one weekend. By Sunday, the barn was completed.^[2] The barn is a small, two-story building of frame construction. It has a hay loft under a gambrel roof. It was built ca 1920, replacing an earlier structure. It has a concrete foundation with a wood lap exterior. The Dutch door on east and west sides are original with the hay loft doors on both the north and south walls. A large vehicle door on north was added at a later time.^[2]

References

1. ^National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form; Selected Swedish Farmsteads of Porter County, Indiana; NPS Form 10-900- B; Kenneth R. Dodson, July 10, 1994
2. ^¹²³Peter Larson Residence NR nomination, National Park Service; Porter, Indiana; 2008

4 : Buildings and structures in Porter County, Indiana|Indiana Dunes National Park|Houses in Porter County, Indiana|Swedish-American history

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