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Property Record

340 W MAIN ST

Historic Name:
Elijah & Ellen Robinson House
Other Name:
Reference Number:
85227

Property Location

Location (Address)
340 W MAIN ST
County
Rock
City/Village
Evansville
Township
Unincorporated community
Town
Range
Direction
Section
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1857
Additions
Survey Date
2006
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Aluminum/Vinyl Siding
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
"This modest two-story wood frame home shows some Greek Revival influence, especially the cornice returns. It was built by Elijah Robinson, a Methodist minister who came to Evansville from Vermont in 1856. His son Theodore (1852-1896) grew up in this house and attended the Evansville Seminary. An artist, Theodore later trained and worked in Chicago, New York City, and in France, where he became a friend of Claude Monet and his family. Theodore became an internationally known impressionist painter whose work is exhibited today in major museums in the United States and France. Perhaps Evansville's most famous resident, he died in New York City and is buried in Evansville's Maple Hill Cemetery." Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014.
Bibliographic References
Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, 1992. MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. EVANSVILLE REVIEW. APRIL 24, 1996, PP. 7, 10. MONTGOMERY, RUTH ANN. GLIMPSES OF THE GROVE. EVANSVILLE: 1989, PP. 58-59. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville Walking Tour brochure, 2014. Historical and Architectural Walking Tour of Evansville's Historic District, Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, revised 1991. Evansville Historic Preservation Commission, Historic Evansville: A Walker's Guide, 2002.

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Evansville Historic District
National Register Listing Date
Nov 16, 1978
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
Yes
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