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
Coordinates 37°58′22″N87°34′19″W / 37.97278°N 87.57194°W / 37.97278; -87.57194 Coordinates: 37°58′22″N87°34′19″W / 37.97278°N 87.57194°W / 37.97278; -87.57194
Area less than one acre
Built 1920 (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

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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 Morton Snitzer (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McCurdy Building (Sears, Roebuck and Company Building)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.