Fred Geiger and Sons National Biscuit Company

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Fred Geiger and Sons National Biscuit Company

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Fred Geiger and Sons National Biscuit Company, July 2011
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Location 401 NW 2nd St, Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates 37°58′26″N87°34′32″W / 37.97389°N 87.57556°W / 37.97389; -87.57556 Coordinates: 37°58′26″N87°34′32″W / 37.97389°N 87.57556°W / 37.97389; -87.57556
Area less than one acre
Built 1894 (1894)
Architect Linsey, H. C.
MPS Downtown Evansville MRA
NRHP reference # 82000096 [1]
Added to NRHP July 1, 1982

Fred Geiger and Sons National Biscuit Company is a historic biscuit factory building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story, brick building. It features decorative brickwork, segemental arched openings, and limestone detailing. It housed Fred Geiger and Sons, a manufacturer for the National Biscuit Company. [2] :Part 1, p. 24

Biscuit Sweet baked product

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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


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