Property Record
10 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | JACOB WEST/WALTER BIGLOW BUILDING |
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| Other Name: | THE BLACK SHEEP |
| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 84972 |
| Location (Address): | 10 E MAIN ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Evansville |
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| Year Built: | 1870 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | retail building |
| Architectural Style: | Queen Anne |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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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: | BUILT PRIOR TO 1871 FOR JACOB WEST, WHO CONDUCTED BRICK-MAKING AND CONSTRUCTION BUSINESSES IN EARLY EARS AND LATER BECAME AN INSURANCE AGENT, AND REMODELED BETWEEN 1894 AND 1898 FOR WALTER BIGLOW. "This building was constructed prior to 1871 for Evansville pioneer Jacob West, who conducted brick-making and construction businesses in early years, and later became an insurance agent. The building was remodeled between 1894 and 1898 for Walter Biglow." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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| Bibliographic References: | MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. MARCH 27, 1996, PP. 7, 10. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |