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Furniture Building

Coordinates: 37°58′24″N 87°34′20″W / 37.97333°N 87.57222°W / 37.97333; -87.57222
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Court Building (Furniture Building)
Furniture Building, July 2011
Furniture Building is located in Indiana
Furniture Building
Furniture Building is located in the United States
Furniture Building
Location123-125 NW 4th St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates37°58′24″N 87°34′20″W / 37.97333°N 87.57222°W / 37.97333; -87.57222
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
ArchitectHarris & Shopbell
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
MPSDowntown Evansville MRA
NRHP reference No.82000088[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1982

Court Building, also known as the Furniture Building, is a historic commercial building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was designed by the architectural firm Harris & Shopbell and built in 1909. It is a seven-story, Beaux Arts style building sheathed in brick and limestone.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Douglas L. Stern and Joan Marchand (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Evansville MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01., Douglas L. Stern and Joan Marchand (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Evansville MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01., and Accompanying photographs