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Valparaiso 
Undated postcard showing the courthouse as it looked with the tower on the front. County Number: 64 Seat: Valparaiso (June 9, 1836 - present). First called Portersville, then changed name to Valparaiso on January 6, 1837. Built: 1883-85 Cost: $132,994 Architect: John C. Cochrane (Chicago, Illinois) Builder: J.W. Wilson Style: Second Empire/Neo-Classical Population - Porter County (2002): 150,403 Population - Valparaiso (2002): 28,185 Size: 418.1 square miles Date of Organization: February 1, 1836 Named for: Commodore David Porter, War of 1812 Dates visited: 9/27/03 Courthouse address: 16 East Lincolnway Street, Valparaiso, 46383 Go Back ||| Forward Home |
