Property Record
340 W MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Elijah & Ellen Robinson House |
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| Contributing: | Yes |
| Reference Number: | 85227 |
| Location (Address): | 340 W MAIN ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Evansville |
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| Year Built: | 1857 |
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| Survey Date: | 2006 |
| Historic Use: | house |
| Architectural Style: | Greek Revival |
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| Wall Material: | Aluminum/Vinyl Siding |
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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 modest two-story wood frame home shows some Greek Revival influence, especially the cornice returns. It was built by Elijah Robinson, a Methodist minister who came to Evansville from Vermont in 1856. His son Theodore (1852-1896) grew up in this house and attended the Evansville Seminary. An artist, Theodore later trained and worked in Chicago, New York City, and in France, where he became a friend of Claude Monet and his family. Theodore became an internationally known impressionist painter whose work is exhibited today in major museums in the United States and France. Perhaps Evansville's most famous resident, he died in New York City and is buried in Evansville's Maple Hill Cemetery." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. |
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| Bibliographic References: | Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, 1992. MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. APRIL 24, 1996, PP. 7, 10. MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. GLIMPSES OF THE GROVE. EVANSVILLE: 1989, PP. 58-59. 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 |