Property Record
11 E MAIN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
Historic Name: | Byron Campbell Building |
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Other Name: | HOWELL HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING |
Contributing: | Yes |
Reference Number: | 85231 |
Location (Address): | 11 E MAIN ST |
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County: | Rock |
City: | Evansville |
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Year Built: | 1877 |
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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 SECOND STORY ORIGINALLY HOUSED THE MASONIC TEMPLE, AND THE EVANSVILLE POST OFFICE ONCE OCCUPIED THE FIRST FLOOR. MASONIC SYMBOLS ON THE FRONT FACADE WERE REMOVED. "Evansville pioneer and early historian Byron Campbell had this building constructed. The Evansville post office once occupied the first floor, and the Masonic Temple the second. Masonic symbols on the front facade were removed, as can be seen by examination." 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. GLIMPSES OF THE GROVE. EVANSVILLE: 1989, P. 174. 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 |