La Porte County Historical Society, Inc.
Contact Information
2405 Indiana AveLaporte, Indiana 46350
United States
Description
We are housed in a spacious, Colonial-style building with ample parking and lawns for outside events. Listed by the American Automobile Association as a 'GEM Site,' we offer interesting, educational displays 5 days a week, along with special events such as our annual Civil War Weekend in June, and Old Car Show in July. Special theme displays, guest speakers, and more are routinely scheduled. All items displayed have been donated with the stipulation that they are connected in some way with the history of La Porte County. No items are displayed on loan. This museum displays thousands of objects, including displays of antique toys, dolls, coins, cameras, glassware, natural history, geology, two operating model railroads, early radios, 35 antique cars including a Duesenberg, 2 Cords, Studebakers, a rare Tucker, Auburns, and more. 14 'period' rooms depict a pioneer log cabin, Victorian parlor and dining room, 1920's kitchen and living room, General Store, One-Room Schoolhouse, and others.