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Masonic Block, Evansville, Ind. Located at 16-26 SE 2nd St., formerly 316-326 Upper 2nd St., this 1887 structure was also known as the Orr Block. Sometime around 1969 the[...]
circa 1910 | RH 033-044 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Jewish Temple at 100 Washington Ave., also known as the Washington Avenue Temple. The B'nai Israel congregation was organized in 1857 and moved into this new building in [...]
n.d. | RH 033-090 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Mercantile National Bank at 19-25 NW 2nd St. at the corner with Sycamore. This was also known as the Businessmen's Association Building. Assumption Catholic Church stood [...]
n.d. | RH 033-011 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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After having classes in various buildings, Evansville High School found a permanent home in 1868 on Seventh Street between Vine and Court Streets--the official address wa[...]
circa 1918 | RH 033-536 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Ohio River view, showing businesses along Riverside Dr. (which may have been called Water St. at the time of this photo), with boat docked, and (probably) a Civil War can[...]
circa 1911 | RH 033-377 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Old YMCA at what was formerly 201-5 Upper 4th St. This was the home of the YMCA from 1890/1891-1914, when the organization moved to a different building. The building see[...]
circa 1908 | RH 033-212 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Orphans Home on W. Indiana St. Circa 1849 this home was built and was the residence of Dr. John Laval. In 1872 it became an orphanage for all orphans, regardless of race.[...]
circa 1872 | RH 033-083 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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United States Marine Hospital at 2700 W. Illinois St. In 1856 a U.S. Marine Hospital was opened on the banks of the Ohio River to tend to sick or injured river men. By 18[...]
circa 1927 | RH 033-238 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Masonic Block at 16-26 SE 2nd St., formerly 316-326 Upper 2nd St.--aka the Orr Block. The building was built in 1887, and modernized in the 1960s with the removal of the [...]
circa 1911 | RH 033-192 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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Little Sisters of the Poor/St John's Home for the Aged at 1236 Lincoln Ave. Built in 1887, this facility was funded by lumber baron John Augustus Reitz as a memorial to h[...]
circa 1913 | RH 033-081 | Evansville Postcard Collection |
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