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Mechanics Planing Mill

Mechanics Planing Mill

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Mechanics Planing Mill

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516 N Main St, formerly 1716 Main St
Evansville, IN

Quick Timeline

1887 Planing mill built
1893 Becomes Mechanics' Planing Mill
1948 Destroyed by fire

Location

Southwest corner of Main and Iowa
District: North Main
Latitude: 37.982765
Longitude: -87.564034
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History


Comments

Ohio Valley Planing Mill build mill after old one burns 1887 tower on ne corner

1893 renamed mechanics' planing mill

razed >1929 <1962 Site of Gehlhausen Paints 1938 receivership a-one building co c1939 (william johann) A-1 Building Co bankrupt 1943 bought by Machinists Union Nov 1943 for office and meeting hall hercules lodge 1231

4-18-1945 bought by cash and carry furniture co (at 519 N Main since 1930) plans new site after war

cash and carry furniture large fire 2-7-48ec +pics, 2-7-48ep +pic rebuilt? kueblers cash and carry 1949 (now Gehlhausen Paints) what furniture co? 1949


See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Businesses / Commercial
HistoricEvansville.com: North Main district

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