Independence Historic District, also known as the West Franklin Street-Wabash Avenue Historic District, is a national historic district located in the Lamasco neighborhood of Evansville, Indiana. The district developed after 1880, and encompasses 95 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. It includes commercial and residential properties and representative examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque, and Beaux-Arts style architecture. Notable buildings include the West Branch Carnegie Library (1912), Laval Block, Heldt-Voelker Hardware Store (1890), First Federal Savings, Gerke Building, August Rosenberger House (1894), and St. Boniface Church (1882, 1902).[2]
Independence Historic District | |
Location | W. Franklin St. and Wabash Ave., Evansville, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 37°57′51″N 87°33′27″W / 37.96417°N 87.55750°W |
Area | 33 acres (13 ha) |
Built | 1880 |
Architectural style | Italianate, Romanesque, Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 82000102[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 1, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]