Angola ยท Pokagon State Park, Lake James
Potawatomi Inn
The 1927 stucco inn with a red tile roof above Lake James in Pokagon State Park; the DNR rents rooms in its Historic Section, the original building.
- Built
- 1927Original section completed 1927 and still the westernmost part of the inn; additions 1931, 1967 and later (most recently 1995).
- Style
- Mediterranean Revival (stucco, red tile roof)
- Architect
- Bishop, Knowlton & Carson
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 126
- Area
- Pokagon State Park, Lake James
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The state acquired the Pokagon land in 1925, and the Potawatomi Inn opened in 1927 above the southern basin of Lake James, named for the Potawatomi people who once lived there. Its two-story stucco original section with a red tile roof survives intact at the west end of the much-enlarged inn, with additions in 1931, 1967 and up to 1995. Civilian Conservation Corps crews camped at the park from 1934 to 1942 built nearly all its other major buildings. The inn and four CCC overnight cabins are contributing buildings in the park’s historic district.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: 6 Lane 100A Lake James, Angola, IN 46703
Sources (2)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.