Property Record
228 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | ASAPH ALLEN/ALMERON EAGER HOUSE |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 61078 |
Location (Address): | 228 W MAIN ST |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Evansville |
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Year Built: | 1875 |
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Survey Date: | 2006 |
Historic Use: | house |
Architectural Style: | Italianate |
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Wall Material: | Clapboard |
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Demolished?: | No |
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National/State Register Listing Name: | Evansville Historic District |
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National Register Listing Date: | 11/16/1978 |
State Register Listing Date: | 1/1/1989 |
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Additional Information: | "This two-story gable ell wood frame home was built by prominent early businessman Almeron Eager (1838-1902). Eager was a partner in the Smith and Eager Dry Goods and Grocery, was a founder of the Baker Manufacturing Company, and owned many of the prime commercial and industrial lots in town. He willed large sums of money to educational and religious organizations, including money for a new city library. Italianate details include unusual rope-beaded window hoods, bracketed cornices on the porch and bay, and tall, narrow windows." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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Bibliographic References: | EVANSVILLE REVIEW 12/20/1995. Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, 1992. MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. APRIL 17, 1996, PP. 7, 10. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, revised 1991. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville: A Walker's Guide, 2002. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |