Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail

{{short description|Historic government buildings in Indiana, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail

| nrhp_type = cp

| nocat = yes

| image = Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail in Crown Point.jpg

| caption = Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail, June 2012

| location = 232 S. Main St., Crown Point, Indiana

| coordinates = {{coord|41|24|57|N|87|21|51|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Indiana#USA

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-marker = building

| mapframe-zoom = 12

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map showing the location for Lake County Sherrif’s House and Jail

| built = {{Start date|1882}}

| architecture = Second Empire

| added = January 4, 1989

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 88003039{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail, also known as the Sheriff's House, is a historic jail and residence located at 226 South Main Street in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1882, and is a two-story, Second Empire style brick building. It has a three-story projecting tower and a mansard roof. It features a one-story, flat roofed porch with Tuscan order columns added about 1890. The building remained in use as a residence until 1958 and as a jail until 1974.{{cite web| url = https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html| title = Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) | publisher = Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology | format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2016-05-01}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url =https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/2038a/N/Lake_CO_Sheriffs_Home_and_Jail_Nom.pdf | title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail| accessdate = 2016-05-01| author=John Heidbreder| format = PDF| date=September 1988}} and Accompanying photographs.{{rp|2}} The building is maintained and open to the public by the Old Sheriff's House Foundation.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1989. It is part of the Crown Point Courthouse Square Historic District.