Marktown
Marktown Historic District | |
Houses on Park Street | |
| Location | Bounded by Pine, Riley, Dickey, and 129th Sts., East Chicago, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°39′32″N 87°28′4″W / 41.65889°N 87.46778°W |
| Area | 40 acres (16 ha) |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | Howard Van Doren Shaw |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000025 |
| Added to NRHP | February 20, 1975 |
Marktown is an urban planned worker community in East Chicago, Indiana, United States, built during the Progressive Era in 1917 from marshland to provide a complete community for workers at The Mark Manufacturing Company.
The Marktown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.