Old Fellwock Auto Company

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Old Fellwock Auto Company
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Location214 NW 4th St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates 37°58′25″N87°34′22″W / 37.97361°N 87.57278°W / 37.97361; -87.57278 Coordinates: 37°58′25″N87°34′22″W / 37.97361°N 87.57278°W / 37.97361; -87.57278
Area0.3 acres (1,200 m2)
Built1923
Architect Shopbell & Co.; Thole, Edward J.
Architectural style Prairie School
MPS Downtown Evansville MRA
NRHP reference No. 84001735 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 1984

The Old Fellwock Auto Company is a building built in 1923 in fine Prairie School style. It was designed by Shopbell & Company and by Edward J. Thole (who became a partner at Shopbell & Company).

The building is identified by Evansville historic preservation specialists as a "creditable Sullivanesque essay." [1] :14 [2]

It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Douglas L. Stern and Joan Marchand (1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Downtown Evansville Multiple Resources Area".