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Property Features
"This two-story painted brick building extends deeply to the south along Madison Street. These early commercial structures are associated with notable Evansville pioneer Dr. John M. Evens, Sr., who operated a drug store here for several decades in the late 1800s under the name "Pioneer Drug Store." Medical offices were located on the second floor. The extension at 8 South Madison, built in 1883, originally was a hospital. It later housed Evansville's first telephone exchange. The brackets, simple projecting cornices and ornamented lintels are Italianate features incorporated by the unknown local builder. The building at 1 East Main was the subject of a recent historic restoration, and received a historic preservation award from the Evansville Grove Society in 2012." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014.
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