Evansville 1888

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Evansville 1888 Evansville 1888 A glimpse into the city’s past 125 A glimpse into the city’s past 125 years ago years ago Joe Engler Joe Engler HistoricEvansville.com HistoricEvansville.com

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Evansville 1888. A glimpse into the city’s past 125 years ago Joe Engler HistoricEvansville.com. Evansville 1888. Prosperity of the Gilded Age after Civil War/Reconstruction Tremendous growth in population and size City limits were roughly St. Joseph Ave., Garvin St., and Morgan Ave. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Evansville 1888

Evansville 1888Evansville 1888

A glimpse into the city’s past 125 years A glimpse into the city’s past 125 years agoago

Joe EnglerJoe EnglerHistoricEvansville.comHistoricEvansville.com

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Evansville 1888Evansville 1888

Prosperity of the Gilded Age Prosperity of the Gilded Age after Civil War/Reconstructionafter Civil War/Reconstruction

Tremendous growth in Tremendous growth in population and sizepopulation and size

City limits were roughly St. City limits were roughly St. Joseph Ave., Garvin St., and Joseph Ave., Garvin St., and Morgan Ave.Morgan Ave.

Street cars provided easy Street cars provided easy access around town and the access around town and the suburbs were expanding rapidly. suburbs were expanding rapidly.

Dirt roads, first paved 1889Dirt roads, first paved 1889 Electricity and telephone were Electricity and telephone were

becoming more prevalentbecoming more prevalent

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Evansville 1888 (cont’d)Evansville 1888 (cont’d)

Civic buildingsCivic buildings Court house (Main St. and 3rd St.); new one under constructionCourt house (Main St. and 3rd St.); new one under construction City Hall (3rd St. and Walnut St.)City Hall (3rd St. and Walnut St.) Post Office (2nd St between Vine and Sycamore)Post Office (2nd St between Vine and Sycamore)

RailroadsRailroads Evansville & Terre Haute (E&TH), later Central & Eastern Evansville & Terre Haute (E&TH), later Central & Eastern

Illinois (C&EI)Illinois (C&EI) Peoria Decatur & Evansville (PD&E), later Illinois Central (IC) Peoria Decatur & Evansville (PD&E), later Illinois Central (IC) Louisville & Nashville (L&N) - built Henderson Bridge 1885Louisville & Nashville (L&N) - built Henderson Bridge 1885 Evansville Belt RREvansville Belt RR

Five daily papersFive daily papers Corner saloons and grocery stores anchored city blocksCorner saloons and grocery stores anchored city blocks 40+ churches of many denominations40+ churches of many denominations Schools were separated by color Schools were separated by color

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Big players in townBig players in town Metal works/foundriesMetal works/foundries

Heilman Plow Co. (later Vulcan Heilman Plow Co. (later Vulcan Plow)Plow)

George L. Mesker and Co.George L. Mesker and Co. Orr Iron Co.Orr Iron Co. J. H. Roelker foundryJ. H. Roelker foundry George Koch Sons metalworkingGeorge Koch Sons metalworking

BreweriesBreweries F. W. Cook Brewing Co.F. W. Cook Brewing Co. Fulton Ave. Brewery (Sterling)Fulton Ave. Brewery (Sterling)

Saw/planing millsSaw/planing mills Jacob Meyers & Bro. planing millJacob Meyers & Bro. planing mill Rechtin Planing MillRechtin Planing Mill Helfrich Saw and Planing MillHelfrich Saw and Planing Mill

FurnitureFurniture Armstrong Bros. furnitureArmstrong Bros. furniture Karges FurnitureKarges Furniture Evansville Furniture Co.Evansville Furniture Co. Schelosky & Co tablesSchelosky & Co tables

BanksBanks Old National BankOld National Bank Citizens National Bank (5/3)Citizens National Bank (5/3) National City Bank (Integra)National City Bank (Integra)

News/printNews/print Evansville CourierEvansville Courier Evansville JournalEvansville Journal Keller-Crescent advertisingKeller-Crescent advertising Smith & Butterfield Smith & Butterfield

OtherOther Lensing WholesaleLensing Wholesale Bernardin Bottle Cap Co.Bernardin Bottle Cap Co. John Ingle coal dealersJohn Ingle coal dealers Igleheart Bros. flour millIgleheart Bros. flour mill Strouse & Bros. fine clothingStrouse & Bros. fine clothing Boetticher Kellogg & Co. Boetticher Kellogg & Co.

hardwarehardware

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LamascoLamasco

Separate town northwest Separate town northwest of Evansvilleof Evansville

Founded 1836Founded 1836 First Ave. eastward to St.First Ave. eastward to St.

Joseph Ave., from river to Maryland St.Joseph Ave., from river to Maryland St. Named after founders Named after founders LaLaw, w, MMcCcCaall, and ll, and ScoScotttt Streets on cardinal directions, as opposed to Streets on cardinal directions, as opposed to

downtown parallel to the riverdowntown parallel to the river Merged with Evansville in 1857Merged with Evansville in 1857

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Lamasco and the “North Lamasco and the “North Side”Side”

Growing North Side of townGrowing North Side of town Street cars went up Third and Second Street cars went up Third and Second

Avenues and turned west at Columbia StreetAvenues and turned west at Columbia Street Fire station No. 8 built 1878Fire station No. 8 built 1878 St. Mary’s Hospital bought property across St. Mary’s Hospital bought property across

First Ave in 1885; didn’t build until 1894First Ave in 1885; didn’t build until 1894 Elite homes along First and Fulton AvenuesElite homes along First and Fulton Avenues Willard Library recently completedWillard Library recently completed

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Taken from 1888 Taken from 1888 panoramic mappanoramic map

Willard LibraryWillard Library Crescent FurnitureCrescent Furniture Emanuel Lutheran, Emanuel Lutheran,

Trinity Lutheran, Trinity Lutheran, and First Ave. and First Ave. PresbyterianPresbyterian

Columbia SchoolColumbia School Hose House No. 8Hose House No. 8 Heilman Home / St. Heilman Home / St.

Vincent Day CareVincent Day Care Reis Home / Future Reis Home / Future

St Anthony SiteSt Anthony Site

First AveFirst Ave

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Willard LibraryWillard Library Begun 1877; opened 1885Begun 1877; opened 1885 Donated by Willard CarpenterDonated by Willard Carpenter Oldest library building in IndianaOldest library building in Indiana

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Reis ResidenceReis Residence

Built 1872 for Anthony ReisBuilt 1872 for Anthony Reis Tannery (leather) business Tannery (leather) business

located at Fifth and located at Fifth and MichiganMichigan

Designed by Henry Designed by Henry Mursinna same architect as Mursinna same architect as Reitz HomeReitz Home

Occupied the entire blockOccupied the entire block Died 1884 and land Died 1884 and land

donated by widow 1885 for donated by widow 1885 for a churcha church

Became St. Anthony Became St. Anthony rectory c1910 after Mrs. rectory c1910 after Mrs. Reis diedReis died

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Heilman ResidenceHeilman Residence

Built 1869 for former Evansville mayor William HeilmanBuilt 1869 for former Evansville mayor William Heilman Heilman Plow and Heilman Machine Works (later Vulcan Heilman Plow and Heilman Machine Works (later Vulcan

Plow)Plow) 1931 becomes St. Vincent day care1931 becomes St. Vincent day care

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Boetticher ResidenceBoetticher Residence

Built c1877 for Edward BoetticherBuilt c1877 for Edward Boetticher Co-founder of Boetticher KelloggCo-founder of Boetticher Kellogg Converted to Owl’s Home in the 1920sConverted to Owl’s Home in the 1920s Razed last monthRazed last month

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Straub and Blomer Straub and Blomer ResidencesResidences

Fred P. Straub c1872Fred P. Straub c1872 Hardware dealer on Main Hardware dealer on Main

StSt HR Connects office spaceHR Connects office space

Frank Blomer c1874Frank Blomer c1874 Blomer, Schulte, & Reitman Blomer, Schulte, & Reitman

furniturefurniture Reich & Assoc insuranceReich & Assoc insurance

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Other First Ave MansionsOther First Ave Mansions

Other grand homes along First Ave built around the same time

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Crescent Furniture CoCrescent Furniture Co

Old furniture factory dates back to 1870sOld furniture factory dates back to 1870s NE corner of Franklin St.NE corner of Franklin St. Used as WPA headquarters c1940Used as WPA headquarters c1940 Razed 1968, strip mall now on old siteRazed 1968, strip mall now on old site

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Melzer Soap Melzer Soap WorksWorks

Soap factory Soap factory dates back to dates back to 1860s1860s

Third Ave & Third Ave & Maryland StMaryland St

Closed by 1940Closed by 1940 Later Later

miscellaneous miscellaneous companies companies (laundry, filter (laundry, filter plant, and body plant, and body shop)shop)

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Nearby churchesNearby churches

Trinity Lutheran Trinity Lutheran 1841/18701841/1870

First Avenue First Avenue Presbyterian Presbyterian 1875/18761875/1876

Emanuel Emanuel Lutheran 1856Lutheran 1856

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Catholic ChurchesCatholic Churches

1.1. Assumption (1836 – 1965)Assumption (1836 – 1965)

2.2. Holy Trinity* (1851)Holy Trinity* (1851)

3.3. St. Mary* (1866)St. Mary* (1866)

4.4. St. Boniface* (1880)St. Boniface* (1880)

5.5. Sacred Heart (1885)Sacred Heart (1885)

6.6. St. Anthony* (1888)St. Anthony* (1888)* - German speaking parish* - German speaking parish

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St. Anthony CatholicSt. Anthony Catholic

Established 1888Established 1888 German-speakingGerman-speaking Split from Holy Split from Holy

TrinityTrinity Present church Present church

built 1894built 1894