Orr Iron Company | |
Location | 1100 Pennsylvania St., Evansville, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 37°58′40″N87°34′50″W / 37.97778°N 87.58056°W Coordinates: 37°58′40″N87°34′50″W / 37.97778°N 87.58056°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Boyle, Harry E., & Company |
Architectural style | Industrial |
Demolished | 2008[1] |
MPS | Downtown Evansville MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 82000116 [2] |
Added to NRHP | July 1, 1982 |
Orr Iron Company, also known as Shelby Steel-Orr Iron, was a historic building in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1912. [3] It was demolished in 2008. [1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [2]
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