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Scherffius Department Store

Scherffius Department Store

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Scherffius Department Store

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2101 W Franklin St, originally 1001-1005 W Franklin
Evansville, IN

Quick Timeline

1893 Building is erected
1957 Destroyed by fire

Location

Northwest corner of Franklin St and 10th Ave
District: Independence
Latitude: 37.980735128046
Longitude: -87.595828771591
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Architecture

Style: Commercial Vernacular


History


Comments

built 1893 William Scherffius West End Department Store early 1920s (>1922) Dreamland Ballroom mispelled as sherffius william scherffius retail dry goods Jerry's Market ground floor, West Side Bowling Lanes upstairs, Destroyed by fire in mar 11 1957


See also

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

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