Joseph Bailley Homestead | |
 Bailly Homestead: restored back porch, in about 1980 | |
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| Nearest city | Porter, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°37′23″N 87°5′39″W / 41.62306°N 87.09417°W |
| Built | 1822 (Bailly's arrival); 1834 (construction of homestead) |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000005 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
| Designated NHLD | December 29, 1962[2] |
The Joseph Bailly Homestead, also known as Joseph Bailly Homestead and Cemetery, in Porter, Indiana, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
The Bailly Homestead is preserved by the National Park Service in Indiana Dunes National Park in Porter, Indiana. The Homestead was the home of Joseph Aubert de Gaspé Bailly de Messein (1774-1835), one of the first permanent white settlers in Northwest Indiana. This homestead, begun in 1834, is one of the only surviving elements of the once-significant fur trade in the region.[3] It received its landmark designation in 1962.[2]
Bailly brought his family to the southern shore of Lake Michigan in 1822, first living in a log house built soon afterward. The Homestead remained in the family until the death of his granddaughter, Frances Howe, in 1917. The Homestead is sometimes referred to as the "Bailly-Howe" Home. The National Park Service acquired the Homestead on November 26, 1971.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "Joseph Bailly Homestead". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved July 23, 2008.
- ^ Hendry, Fay L. (February 1, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bailly, Joseph, Homestead and Cemetery". National Park Service. and Accompanying seven photos, from 1976