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National Register of Historic Places

Central Library (Additional Documentation)

On the National Register since 198244 years

ModernisticListed 1982Evansville

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About Central Library (Additional Documentation)

Central Library (Additional Documentation), at 22 SE 5th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 1, 1982. The Register lists it for its education and architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Downtown Evansville MRA; Downtown Evansville MPS. 36 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isMuseum in Indiana, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 4 MB · National Archives↗

Through the years

1982 to today

1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
2006Built
2026On the Register for 44 years

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22 SE 5th St., Evansville · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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Around it

60 more Register listings within half a mile

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BHuber Motor Sales Building (Additional Documentation)Building0.1 mi BM. G. Newman Building (Additional Documentation)Building0.1 mi BSiegel's Department Store (Additional Documentation)Building0.1 mi BRidgway BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.1 mi BEvansville Post OfficeRuskinian Gothic0.1 mi BHarding and Miller Music Company (Additional Documentation)Building0.1 mi BAmerican Trust and Savings Bank (Indiana Bank) (Additional Documentation)Beaux Arts0.1 mi BEvansville Journal News (Additional Documentation)Beaux Arts0.1 mi BVictory Theater and Hotel Sonntag (Additional Documentation)Built 19210.1 mi BGemcraft-Wittmer BuildingVictorian Commercial0.1 mi BConner's BookstoreCommercial Vernacular0.1 mi BO'Donnell Building (Additional Documentation)Building0.1 mi BJohn H. Roelker House (Additional Documentation)Vernacular0.1 mi BMasonic Temple (Additional Documentation)Neo-Classical · Built 19130.2 mi BSmith, Robert, MortuarySpanish Colonial Revival0.2 mi BAuto Hotel Building (Additional Documentation)Georgian Revival · Built 19290.2 mi BOld Bittermann BuildingItalianate0.2 mi BBitterman BuildingChicago School0.2 mi

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BHaller T. Chute Building (Additional Documentation)Art Nouveau0.2 mi BNational City Bank (Additional Documentation)Second Renaissance Revival0.2 mi BGerman Bank (Additional Documentation)Victorian Commercial0.2 mi BGreyhound Bus TerminalArt Moderne0.2 mi BHulman Building [Morris Plan (Central Union Bank)] (Additional Documentation)Art Deco · Built 19290.2 mi BMcCurdy Building (Sears, Roebuck and Company Building)Building0.2 mi BEvansville Brewing Company (Additional Documentation)Building0.2 mi BFormer Vanderburgh County Sheriff's ResidenceGothic Revival0.2 mi BEvansville Furniture Exchange-Court Building (Additional Documentation)Beaux Arts0.2 mi BOld Fellwock Auto Company (Additional Documentation)Prairie0.2 mi BOld Vanderburgh County CourthouseBeaux Arts0.2 mi BIndiana Bell Building (Additional Documentation)Art Deco0.2 mi BLockyear CollegeNeo-Classical Revival0.2 mi BEagles Home (Additional Documentation)Building0.2 mi BJohn Augustus Reitz HouseBuilding0.3 mi BBusse House (Additional Documentation)Queen Anne Commercial0.3 mi BMcCurdy Hotel (Additional Documentation)Colonial Revival0.3 mi BCadick Apartments (Plaza Building) (Additional Documentation)Neo-Renaissance0.3 mi BLiberty Baptist ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18870.3 mi BYMCA (Additional Documentation)Tudor Revival0.3 mi BYWCA (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 mi BFellwock Garage (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 mi BSoldiers and Sailors Memorial ColiseumNeo-Classical · Built 19160.3 mi BSt. John's Evangelical Protestant Church (Additional Documentation)Jacobethan Revival0.3 mi BFirestone Tire and Rubber Store (Additional Documentation)Art Deco0.3 mi BParson and Scoville Building (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 mi BPuster, L., and Company Furniture Manufactory (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 mi BRose Terrace (Additional Documentation)Prairie School0.3 mi BVan Cleave Flats (Additional Documentation)Prairie School0.3 mi BSalem's Baptist Church (Additional Documentation)Romanesque Revival0.3 mi BIngle Terrace (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 mi BGeiger, Fred, and Sons National Biscuit Company (Additional Documentation)Building0.4 mi BWillard Carpenter HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi BPearl Steam Laundry (Additional Documentation)Industrial0.4 mi BZion Evangelical Church (Additional Documentation)Gothic Revival0.4 mi BLeich, Charles, and Company (Additional Documentation)Building0.4 mi BAugust Kuehn HouseBuilding0.4 mi DRiverside Historic DistrictFrench Second Empire0.5 mi BSunset Park PavilionCraftsman0.5 mi BMichael Schaeffer HouseQueen Anne · Built 18940.5 mi BPeter Augustus Maier HouseItalianate0.5 mi BWillard LibraryVictorian Gothic · Built 18850.5 mi

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Questions about Central Library (Additional Documentation)

Is Central Library (Additional Documentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 1, 1982 (Register number 82000086).

Is Central Library (Additional Documentation) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Indiana has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is New Harmony Historic District, 22.7 miles away.

Can you visit Central Library (Additional Documentation)?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Central Library (Additional Documentation)?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 132002190 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.