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Photograph of Morse Dell Plain House and Garden
Photograph by Nyttend, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Morse Dell Plain House and Garden

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

From the record

“Morse Dell Plain House and Garden, also known as Woodmar, is a historic home located at 7109 Knickerbocker Parkway in Hammond, Indiana. The house was designed by noted Chicago architect Howard Van Doren Shaw and built in 1923.”

Wikipedia article Morse Dell Plain House and Garden, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 88 National Register listings published here for Lake County · listed in 1998 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 site as contributing to the listing.
  • Listed as. Dell Plain, Morse, House and Garden - the National Register files a house under its owner's surname.
  • Address. 7109 Knickerbocker Pkwy., Hammond, 46323
  • When was it listed? April 1998
  • Category. building
  • Township. North township
  • Architect. Howard Van Doren Shaw
  • National Register reference number. 98000298 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

6 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Morse Dell Plain House and Garden between 1995 and 2020, burning about 184 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Railroad operations and maintenance2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresIndiana Dunes National LakeshoreCHEMCOATERS
22 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIndiana Dunes National LakeshoreHOOSIER
8 November 2020Railroad operations and maintenance4.0 acresIndiana Dunes National LakeshoreHOOPS
7 November 2020Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresIndiana Dunes National LakeshoreRIDGE FIRE
18 November 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined160 acresIndiana Dunes National LakeshoreCLINE AVE
12 October 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined14 acresIndiana Dunes National LakeshoreCLARK

Every fire recorded in Lake County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Morse Dell Plain House and Garden: 5 producers, 5 plants, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Chromium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
(Facility) Us Steel Lead Smeltr & RefineryAntimony, LeadPlant
Buffington Cement PlantStoneProducer
City of Calumet - Own CrewsStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
East Chicago Plant-Energy Coop.SulfurUnknown
East Chicago Plant-U.S. Gypsum Co.Gypsum-Anhydrite, PerlitePlant
Harbison-Walker/ Hammond, Ind.ChromiumProducer
J & L Steel/ Indiana Harbor WorksIronUnknown
Natl. Briquette Corp. PlantFluorine-FluoriteProducer
Samoki Brothers Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Buffington Lime PlantLimestone, GeneralProducer

Every working recorded in Lake County

Storms near this property

33 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hammond, the town this property stands in, in 33 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 18 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 4 flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2020Thunderstorm WindHammond1 hurtA 64 year old woman was taken to a hospital after a tree fell on her car in Hammond.
August 2007FloodHammond$1,000,000Significant flooding occurred across parts of northwest Indiana due to heavy rains that fell during the evening of August 23rd, on top of already saturated soil. Interstate 80/94 at Kennedy Avenue was flooded with all eastbound lanes closed and two westbound lanes closed. In Merrillville, the Broadfield subdivision was flooded, several feet deep after retention ponds overflowed. Across northern Lake County, hundreds of basements were flooded and numerous roads were closed due to flooding. Many locations received 3 to 5 inches of rain.
July 2007Flash FloodHammond$500,000no account filed
October 2001Thunderstorm WindHammond$25,000no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindHammond$10,000A large A-frame sign was blown down at Route 41 and Interstate 80/94.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindHammond-Several tree limbs were reported down in Hammond, some over two inches in diameter.
August 2025FloodHammond-The Little Calumet River at Munster rose to minor flood stage for about six hours on the night of the 18th, cresting at 12.35 feet.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHammond-Widespread tree damage was reported in Hammond including uprooted trees. Utility poles and power lines were also blown down.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindHammond-A tree was blown down near the intersection of 169th Street and Jackson Avenue.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindHammond-Tree damage was reported in and around Hammond.
October 2021FloodHammond-Photos shared on social media showed the inner lanes of Interstate 80/94 closed due to flooding. Measured rainfall of 3.81 inches was reported in 24 hours near Highland.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindHammond-Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph with several tree limbs blown down.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHammond-Numerous tree limbs were blown down in the Hessville neighborhood of Hammond.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindHammond-Damage to power lines was reported near Purdue University Calumet.
March 2019Thunderstorm WindHammond-Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindHammond-An eight inch diameter maple tree was blown down.
May 2014HailHammond-Quarter size hail was reported near I-80 and Route 41.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHammond-Two trees were uprooted and limbs were blown down.
September 2009HailHammond-Penny size hail was reported near Interstate 80/94 and Kennedy Avenue.
March 2009FloodHammond-High standing water was reported on both sides of Interstate 80/94 near Kennedy Avenue.
September 2007Thunderstorm WindHammond-Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHammond-Medium size tree branches were blown down near 173rd and Indianapolis Blvd.
May 2003Tornado (F0)Hammond-A weak tornado touched down near Highway 41 and 150th street. No damage was reported.
July 1997HailHammond-Thunderstorms, which developed along a lake breeze, produced one-inch diameter hail, strong winds and heavy rain.
June 1995HailHammond-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.
June 1995HailHammond-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.
March 2019HailHammond-no account filed
May 2004HailHammond-no account filed
May 2003LightningHammond-no account filed
July 2003Thunderstorm WindHammond-no account filed
May 2000Thunderstorm WindHammond-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindHammond-no account filed
April 1994HailHammond-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Lake County

Map coverage status

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.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

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 PropertyDistance Listed
Hansen Branch-Hammond Public Library1.0 miles2019
Ibach House1.9 miles2010
Pullman-Standard Historic District1.9 miles2012
Stallbohm Barn-Kaske House2.1 miles1998
Forest-Ivanhoe Residential Historic District2.4 miles2010
Roselawn-Forest Heights Historic District2.4 miles2012

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 98000298 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Lake CountyAll 88 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.