Hoover-Timme House is a historic home located at

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, LaPorte County, Indiana. It was designed by architect

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and built in 1929. It is a three level house carved into a sand dune on the shore of Lake Michigan. The house is in a rambling Prairie School style with hipped and mansard roof forms. The house is sheathed in ashlar

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and stucco. Also contributing is the house site. ''Note:'' This includes . It was listed on the

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in 2013.

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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Prairie School architecture in Indiana Houses completed in 1929 Houses in LaPorte County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in LaPorte County, Indiana {{LaPorteCountyIN-NRHP-stub