Orr Iron Company

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Orr Iron Company
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Orr Iron Company site, September 2011
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Location1100 Pennsylvania St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates 37°58′40″N87°34′50″W / 37.97778°N 87.58056°W / 37.97778; -87.58056
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectBoyle, Harry E., & Company
Architectural styleIndustrial
Demolished2008 (2008) [1]
MPS Downtown Evansville MRA
NRHP reference No. 82000116 [2]
Added to NRHPJuly 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]

References

  1. 1 2 Folz, Rachel (June 25, 2008). "Orr Building Is No More". 14news. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2016.Note: This includes Douglas L. Stern and Joan Marchand (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Evansville MRA" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016., Douglas L. Stern and Joan Marchand (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Evansville MRA" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016., and Accompanying photographs