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Mackey Nisbet & Co

Mackey Nisbet & Co

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Mackey Nisbet & Co

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120-124 NW 1st St, formerly 101-105 Upper 1st st
Evansville, IN

Quick Timeline

1888 built
c1920 Out of business
1969 Razed during urban renewal

Location

South corner of 1st and Vine
District: Downtown
Latitude: 37.971312
Longitude: -87.575758
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Architecture

Architect: Reid Bros


History


Comments

mackey building Evansvile, Indiana Tornado May 11, 1886 - MACKEY, NESBIT & CO., dry goods, roof of three story building blown off and entire stock deluged, loss $30,000 mackey block later mackey-nisbet building reid bros Built 1888 for wholesale dry goods "1888" in parapet w f nisbet and david j mackey mackey nisbet & co were jobber of dry goods and notions building at 101-105 upper 1st at vine has been destroyed out of business c1920 brucken company [1940] bruckens 1915 john brucken opens shop at 1st and vine repairing kitchen appliances http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=901610 1919 Klamer industries offices for all 5 furniture concerns razed apr 1969 http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=901613 Ax of Progress Evansville Press 4/14/1969


See also

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

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