McCurdy Building
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McCurdy Building (Sears, Roebuck and Company Building) | |
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McCurdy Building, July 2011 | |
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| Location | 101 NW. 4th St., Evansville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 37°58′22″N 87°34′19″W / 37.97278°N 87.57194°WCoordinates: 37°58′22″N 87°34′19″W / 37.97278°N 87.57194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1920 |
| NRHP Reference # | 79000050[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1979 |
McCurdy Building, also known as the Sears, Roebuck and Company Building, is a historic commercial building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1920, and is a four-story brick building. The first floor features large display windows framed with limestone pilasters. A two story addition was constructed in 1937, later raised to four stories in 1946. A two-story limestone faced addition, known as The Annex, was constructed in 1943. In 1925, it was occupied by the first Sears store to operate as a direct retail business independent of a catalog department.[2]:2, 3
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Morton Snitzer (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McCurdy Building (Sears, Roebuck and Company Building)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.
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