Architectural Styles

Architecture in Valparaiso

Valparaiso is home to beautiful examples of architecture. The majority of buildings discussed below are of styles found in urban areas. It was in these areas that professionals who could afford more elaborate houses lived, worked, and had access to local architects such as Charles Lembke and builders such as John D. Wilson.


Styles

The following are the most common architectural styles found in Valparaiso.

House with Bungalow architecture

Bungalow

House with Colonial Revival architecture

Colonial Revival

House with Eclectic Period Revival architecture

Eclectic Period
Revivals

House with Gothic Revival architecture

Gothic Revival

House with Italianate architecture

Italianate

City Hall's Neoclassical architecture

Neoclassical

House with Octagon architecture

Octagon

House with Prairie architecture

Prairie

House with Queen Anne architecture

Queen Anne

Memorial Opera House Romanesque architecture
Romanesque

Sources

We would like to thank the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana and Porter County for the contents found in these pages. Most of the information can be found in the "Porter County Interim Report - Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory," published in 1991.