Grimmer House (Crown Point, Indiana)

 house, place with historical importance

A historic gabled-ell gothic revival trimmed in clapboard with various window treatments, this old house is believed to have been built in 1858, but courthouse records list 1879. The Grimmer family lived here for 55 years. Mr. Grimmer was the first school teacher in St. John and rode his horse there each day. Grimmer middle school in Dyer is named after this early educator. The current owner since 1968 is not interested in selling her unique old house and is annoyed with prospective buyers and requests privacy. Note the exterior woodwork, the various window arches, the carriage step at the curb and surviving horse ring. This is only one of three surviving antebellum houses along The First Walk.