When Evansville adopted a numbering system in 1873, the city directories began showing the new street addresses the next year in the 1874 edition.
In 1897, city directories began including detailed street directories. Located in the back of the directories, they provide a detailed listing of addresses and owners street by street. Beginning in 1903, the street directories added details like intersecting streets and railroad crossings. These street directories are helpful when trying to find out about old buildings, especially when the address is unknown.
When the city adopted a renumbering system, several buildings were changed to their present street address. The 1929 city directory is an important reference because it lists old and new numbers.
As you might expect, printed copies were compiled from older data, so something you first see in the 1894 directory would likely have been built in 1893.
| Year(s) | Details
| 1858 - 1910 |
EVPL Digital Archive contains electronic versions of old city directories. |
1922 |
Genealogy site with city directory only (no city guide, or business/street directories) |
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You can also view the city directories at Willard Library, USI Rice Library, or EVPL Central Library