Search

Historic Evansville

The definitive site for all things historic in Evansville

Akins Block

Akins Block

RAZED

Akins Block

View all images of Akins Block


originally 16-20 Upper 1st St
Evansville, IN

Quick Timeline

c1871 Store is built
c1888 Razed

Location

Northeast side of 1st between Court and Vine
District: Downtown
Latitude: 37.971978
Longitude: -87.575933
View map of nearby sites


Architecture

5-story, french roof, iron front


History


Comments

Akin's Block / Aiken's Block \ Akin Block cloud akin & co aka evansville laboratory manufacturers and dealers in family medicines 1871-2 c1875 Akin R L & Co family medicines 16 u 1881 moved to main by 1882 behme & seitz wholesale grocers 18 upper 1st [1880] in aiken block

Torn down for Ragon Bros 1888


See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Businesses / Commercial
HistoricEvansville.com: Downtown district

Research notes

+ Show research notes