Originally named Columbian Business College when it opened in 1893 at Fourth and Main Streets, the institution became known as Lockyear Business College after Melvin H. Lockyear became president four years later. Continuing growth led to the new building on Fifth Street (seen in RM 033-542), which was erected opened in 1911. In 1975, Lockyear opened a branch in Indianapolis, but financial problems forced the college's closing in 1991. After 1911, the buildings shown here housed the Evansville Courier until 1970 when these buildings were razed.