Charles Leich and Company

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Charles Leich and Company

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Charles Leich and Company, July 2011
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Location 420 NW 5th St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates 37°58′34″N87°34′25″W / 37.97611°N 87.57361°W / 37.97611; -87.57361 Coordinates: 37°58′34″N87°34′25″W / 37.97611°N 87.57361°W / 37.97611; -87.57361
Area less than one acre
Built 1898 (1898)
MPS Downtown Evansville MRA
NRHP reference # 82000106 [1]
Added to NRHP July 1, 1982

Charles Leich and Company is a historic factory building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1887, and is a four-story, brick building. [2] :Part 1, p. 24 The building was originally built for the Evansville Woolen Mill, and Charles Leich and Company acquired it in 1914. [3]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "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 Douglas L. Stern and Joan Marchand (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Evansville MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01., Douglas L. Stern and Joan Marchand (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Evansville MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01., and Accompanying photographs
  3. Charles Leich and Company history