John W. Boehne House | |
![]() John W. Boehne House, September 2011 | |
Location | 1119 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 37°58′12″N87°32′40″W / 37.97000°N 87.54444°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Shopbell, Clifford & Company; Bippus, Jacob & Sons |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 83000105 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 17, 1983 |
John W. Boehne House, also known as the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity House, is a historic home located at Evansville, Indiana. It was designed by the architecture firm Clifford Shopbell & Co. and built in 1912. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, Colonial Revival style stone sheathed dwelling. It features a monumental front pedimented portico. It was originally built for Congressman John W. Boehne (1856-1946) and has housed the Tau Kappa Epsilon since 1965. [2] : 2–3 Tau Kappa Epsilon is no longer housed on the premises.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
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