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Robert Smith Mortuary, also known as the Greek-Shears Mortuary, is a historic mortuary building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, rectangular Mission Revival style brick building. It features arcaded windows, an esplanade, and steeply pitched red tile roof.
For the first four decades of the cemetery's existence (1853–1897), the beautification of the grounds was the responsibility of John S. Goodge. In his obituary (June 1897), he was credited with the "work of making the beautiful place the Oak Hill now is." Some of the more mature plantings are very likely the result of Goodge's endeavors.
[1] Later in 1921, the body was moved to its current resting place in Evansville, Indiana. As a memorial, as the first American casualty of World War I, a house in Evansville was built in his honor and given to his mother, Alice Dodd.
Unhoused Evansville man Marvin Ray Beck died from hypothermia. Public records and newspaper archives give some details about his life. Evansville man found frozen to death had lived on the streets ...
St. Benedict Cathedral (Evansville, Indiana) St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Evansville, Indiana) Salem's Baptist Church; Michael Schaeffer House; Siegel's Department Store; Skora Building; Robert Smith Mortuary; Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum; St. John's United Church of Christ (Evansville, Indiana) Sunset Park Pavilion
Lincolnshire Historic District is a national historic district located at Evansville, Indiana. The district developed after 1923, and encompasses 95 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Evansville. The district's homes have a mixture of Tudor Revival and Old and new World revival designs, including Colonial Revival. St.
The Riverside Historic District is a U.S. historic district located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was added to the register in 1978 and roughly bounded by Southlane Drive, Walnut, Third, and Parrett Streets. It consists of 1,010 acres (4.1 km 2) and 425 buildings. It is also known as the Riverside Neighborhood. [2] [3]
Washington Avenue Historic District is a national historic district located at Evansville, Indiana.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] The district, bounded roughly by Madison and Grand Avenues and East Gum and Parrett Streets, sprang up in the late 19th century, during an economic boom when the city's population went from 29,200 in 1880 to more than 59,000 ...