Property Record
18 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | JUD CALKINS STORE BUILDING |
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Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 84974 |
Location (Address): | 18 E MAIN ST |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Evansville |
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Year Built: | 1893 |
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Survey Date: | 2006 |
Historic Use: | retail building |
Architectural Style: | Commercial Vernacular |
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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: | THE EVANSVILLE POST OFFICE WAS LOCATED ON THE MAIN FLOOR OF THIS BUILDING FOR MANY YEARS. STILL CONTAINS THE ORIGINAL FLOORBOARDS. "The Evansville Post Office was located on the main floor of this building for many years. The original floorboards, still extant in the space, bear the wear marks of many customers' trips to the post office counter in the days before home delivery of the mail." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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Bibliographic References: | MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. MAY 15, 1996, PP. 8-9. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. JULY 18, 1893. ADDRESS FILES. LEONARD P. EAGER LOCAL HISTORY ROOM, EAGER FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |