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Venneman Residence (420 SE Riverside)
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420 SE Riverside Dr, formerly 720 Upper Water St
Evansville, IN
Quick Timeline
| 1870 | House is built |
Location
North corner of Riverside and Oak
District: Riverside
Latitude: 37.965464
Longitude: -87.571976
Architecture
Style: Italianate
Architect: Mursinna, Henry
Italianate 3-story brick building The observation tower on right (southeast) side of building has a low-pitched roof and a trio of round arch windows imitating campaniles (church bell towers) found in Italy
History
Built in 1870 for wholesale grocer John G Venneman
Comments
Later home of Reuben P Hughes of Hughes Department Store family huge article in Evansville Living May/June 2014 issue "Casa Finale"
See also
HistoricEvansville.com: Residences / Domestic
HistoricEvansville.com: Riverside district