Independence Historic District, also known as the West Franklin Street-Wabash Avenue Historic District, is a national historic district located in the Lamasco neighborhood of Evansville, Indiana. The district developed after 1880, and encompasses 95 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. It includes commercial and residential properties and representative examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque, and Beaux-Arts style architecture. Notable buildings include the West Branch Carnegie Library (1912), Laval Block, Heldt-Voelker Hardware Store (1890), First Federal Savings, Gerke Building, August Rosenberger House (1894), and St. Boniface Church (1882, 1902).[2]
Independence Historic District | |
 Independence Historic District, July 2011 | |
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| Location | W. Franklin St. and Wabash Ave., Evansville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 37°57′51″N 87°33′27″W / 37.96417°N 87.55750°W |
| Area | 33 acres (13 ha) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Romanesque, Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000102[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Note: This includes Douglas L. Stern and Nancy Long (April 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Independence Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Site map and Accompanying photographs