The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Evansville was platted in 1879 when the railroad was extended to that point.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Nothing in Evansville is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Evansville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Brandon Auditorium and Fire Hall in Brandon, 5.2 miles away.
Evansville and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Evansville
Brandon Auditorium and Fire HallBrandon · Built 19365.2mi
Roosevelt HallBarrett · Building11.7mi
Scofield, Anna J. Memorial Auditorium and Harold E. Thorson Memorial LibraryElbow Lake · Building13.9mi
Grant County CourthouseElbow Lake · Building13.9miLake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group CampCarlos · Building16.4miHow a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Brandon Auditorium and Fire Hall’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Evansville?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Evansville’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (10). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.