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Historic Evansville

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City Hall

City Hall

RAZED

City Hall

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126 SE 3rd St, formerly 424-6 Upper 3rd St
Evansville, IN

Quick Timeline

1887 City Hall is built
1920s Upper part of tower is removed
1969 Vacated for Civic Center
1971 Building is razed but clock was salvaged

Location

North corner of 3rd St and Walnut St
District: Downtown
Latitude: 37.969609550401
Longitude: -87.570766210556
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Architecture

Style: Tuscan Revival


History


Comments

purchases land in 1868 and makeshifted a suitable building
erected 1887 tears down old police station to expand 1923 tower comes off 1920s probably same time just as wrecking ball was about to swing, it was discovered that a large number of city records had been abandoned along with the building. salvaged by ISUE faculty razed 1971 c march for parking lot http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=921976 http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=921625


See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Government / Civic
HistoricEvansville.com: Downtown district

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