Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
One of 88 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 1987 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Hoosier Theater Building: 4 producers, 4 plants, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur, Limestone, General, Chromium, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Us Steel Lead Smeltr & Refinery | Antimony, Lead | Plant | ||
| Buffington Cement Plant | Stone | Producer | ||
| City of Calumet - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| East Chicago Plant-U.S. Gypsum Co. | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite | Plant | ||
| Harbison-Walker/ Hammond, Ind. | Chromium | Producer | ||
| J & L Steel/ Indiana Harbor Works | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Natl. Briquette Corp. Plant | Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | ||
| (Facility) Amoco/ Whiting Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| East Chicago Plant-Energy Coop. | Sulfur | Unknown | ||
| Indiana Harbor Limekiln | Limestone, General | Plant |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whiting, the town this property stands in, in 19 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 6 flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Whiting | $10,000,000 | Heavy rain fell across parts of far northwest Lake County causing significant flooding and flash flooding. In Hammond, numerous streets were flooded with cars stranded in the flood waters. At least 500 houses experienced some amount of flooding including basement flooding. The hardest hit area was roughly 3 square miles bounded by the Illinois/Indiana State line on the west, Detroit Street on the south, White Oak Avenue on the east and 137th Street on the north. Rainfall amounts included 4.79 inches in Hammond; 4.53 inches two miles west of East Chicago and 4.36 inches one mile north of Hammond. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Whiting | $4,000,000 | Several instances of flash flooding took place around Gary, Hammond, Whiting, and East Chicago. A sewer storage facility exceeded capacity and overflowed. Multiple basements were flooded in Hammond. Up to three feet of water was reported on Indianapolis Blvd in Whiting from 120th to 129th Street. A portion of US-20 in East Chicago was closed due to flooding. Numerous reports of flooded basements, roads, and yards came out of the east side of Hammond and the west side of Gary. One private weather weather station in the area recorded 5.21 inches of rain while two others nearby recorded over three inches. An estimated 1,000 structures flooded around the area amounting to roughly $4 million in damages. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiting | $10,000 | Golf ball- to ping-pong ball-size hail fell at Hammond. Half an inch to three-quarters inch hail and 54 mph winds occurred at Gary Airport. Tree limbs and power lines were downed throughout the northern part of the county. |
| August 2025 | Flood | Whiting | - | A photo shared via social media showed floodwater up to one foot deep along 131st Pl in Whiting. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Whiting | - | Route 41 was flooded and closed in Whiting. |
| September 2023 | Flood | Whiting | - | After heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of northwest Lake County on September 17th, flooding continued through the morning on September 18th. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiting | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. A couple of 2 to 3 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| January 2020 | Flood | Whiting | - | Indiana DOT reported Route 41 (Calumet Avenue) was partially flooded at 129th Street due to a combination of rainfall and Lake Michigan extra-tropical storm surge. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Whiting | - | Near Crown Point, Clark Street between 91st and 101st Streets was flooded and 121st Avenue near Iowa Street was flooded. In Hobart, Lakefront Park was flooded from Lake George. Near Highland, standing water was reported in one lane in each direction of Interstate 80/94. In Dyer, the intersection of 213 Street and Calumet Avenue was flooded. Near Winfield, 97th Avenue was flooded between Randolph and Clay Streets. North of Cedar Lake, 117th Avenue was flooded between Cline and Parrish Avenues. South of Lowell, Belshaw Road was flooded at Cedar Creek. In Schererville, multiple streets were flooded near Eagle Ridge Drive. North of Sumava Resorts, some lanes of Route 41 were closed due to flooding from the Kankakee River. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Whiting | - | Many areas of Lake County were flooded with some roads flooded and closed. In Lake Station, a voluntary evacuation order was issued as the Deep River overflowed its banks and began to flood nearby homes. Storm total rainfall of 4.44 inches of rain was measured one mile north of Crown Point. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Whiting | - | Around six inches of flowing water was reported on 131st Place between Sheffield Avenue and Calumet Avenue. Manhole covers were forced out. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiting | - | Several large trees were blown down. |
| September 2013 | Flood | Whiting | - | Water was flowing across Cline Avenue in Hammond, but the road was still passable. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Whiting | - | Heavy rain created street flooding in many areas across north central Lake County including Ruth Street at 77th Street in Schererville; 122nd Avenue in Crown Point and the intersection of 106th Avenue and Baker in Crown Point. Bell Road and 87th Avenue was also flooded in St. John. Storm total rainfall amounts included 3.52 inches three miles west southwest of Crown Point; 2.76 inches two miles east northeast of St. John; 2.04 inches one mile west southwest of Dyer and 1.91 inches about a mile and half east southeast of Merrillville. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiting | - | At least four large trees were blown down along with numerous tree limbs that were blown down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whiting | - | A trained spotter was in Whiting Park along Lake Michigan when a severe line of thunderstorms moved through. Winds were estimated at 80 mph with a gustnado observed. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Whiting | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Whiting | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Whiting | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Whiting Memorial Community House | 0.1 miles | 1980 |
| St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Parish Campus | 0.2 miles | 2026 | |
| Henry and Caroline Schrage House | 0.4 miles | 2021 | |
 | Marktown Historic District | 2.1 miles | 1975 |
 | Indiana Harbor Public Library | 3.3 miles | 2005 |
| St. Mark A.M.E. Zion Church | 4.0 miles | 2025 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 87000069 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Lake County | All 88 listed properties in this county. |
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