the east for additional banking services. Banking consolidation of the 1990s and early 21st Century has seen the building changing ownership. It remains a downtown bank. Courthouse Square Porter County Courthouse; Second Empire/Neoclassical, 1885/1934 (John C. Cochrane, 1885, architect; John D. Wilson, 1934, architect) (N) West Indiana 14: First State Bank of Valparaiso; Neoclassical, 1903 (Jenny and Mundie, architect) (N) The Neoclassical architecture was a common style for banks, meant to imply wisdom and a sense of security. The firm of Jenny and Mundie designed the structure using Indiana Limestone When constructed, this restrained monumental temple front gave a new face to an older structure. Tuscan pillars on waist-high pedestals echo the Courthouse porch across the street, and create a three part facade. Later the bank was operated as the First National Bank and has undergone numerous changes in ownership during the bank consolidations of the 1990s and early 21st Century. 102: Sheriff's Residence, Italianate, 1860 (O) Porter County Jail, 1871, (R. Rose, architect; Shade and Lembke, builders ) (O) NR 104: Memorial Hall, Romanesque Revival, 1893 Charles Lembke, architect) (O) NR Gallery References Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Italianate architecture in Indiana Historic districts in Porter County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Porter County, Indiana Buildings and structures in Valparaiso, Indiana