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Van Cleave Flats (Additional Documentation)
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National Register of Historic Places

Van Cleave Flats (Additional Documentation)

On the National Register since 198244 years
Prairie SchoolListed 1982Evansville

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About Van Cleave Flats (Additional Documentation)

Van Cleave Flats (Additional Documentation), at 704-708 Court St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 1, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Prairie School, as it does for 35 other Indiana listings. It was listed as part of Downtown Evansville MRA; Downtown Evansville MPS. 22 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isApartment building in Evansville, Indiana. 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↗
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704-708 Court St., Evansville · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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BEvansville Post OfficeRuskinian Gothic0.3 miBKuebler-Artes Building (Additional Documentation)Prairie School0.3 miBCitizens National Bank (Additional Documentation)Vernacular · Built 19160.3 miBCentral Library (Additional Documentation)Modernistic · Built 20060.3 miDEvansville Downtown Historic District (Additional Documentation)Early Republic0.3 miBBarrett's Britz Building (Additional Documentation)Italianate0.3 miBGreyhound Bus TerminalArt Moderne0.3 miBHulman Building [Morris Plan (Central Union Bank)] (Additional Documentation)Art Deco · Built 19290.3 miBMcCurdy Building (Sears, Roebuck and Company Building)Building0.3 miBEvansville Brewing Company (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 miBFormer Vanderburgh County Sheriff's ResidenceGothic Revival0.3 miBOld Fellwock Auto Company (Additional Documentation)Prairie0.3 miBFellwock Garage (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 miBSt. John's Evangelical Protestant Church (Additional Documentation)Jacobethan Revival0.3 miBParson and Scoville Building (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 miBWillard Carpenter HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBPearl Steam Laundry (Additional Documentation)Industrial0.3 miBWillard LibraryVictorian Gothic · Built 18850.3 miBHuber Motor Sales Building (Additional Documentation)Building0.4 miBM. G. Newman Building (Additional Documentation)Building0.4 miBAuto Hotel Building (Additional Documentation)Georgian Revival · Built 19290.4 miBSiegel's Department Store (Additional Documentation)Building0.4 miBOld Bittermann BuildingItalianate0.4 miBBitterman BuildingChicago School0.4 miBHaller T. Chute Building (Additional Documentation)Art Nouveau0.4 miBNational City Bank (Additional Documentation)Second Renaissance Revival0.4 miBGerman Bank (Additional Documentation)Victorian Commercial0.4 miBRidgway BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBYMCA (Additional Documentation)Tudor Revival0.4 miBYWCA (Additional Documentation)Building0.4 miBGeiger, Fred, and Sons National Biscuit Company (Additional Documentation)Building0.4 miBEvansville Municipal MarketPrairie School0.4 miBMasonic Temple (Additional Documentation)Neo-Classical · Built 19130.5 miBBusse House (Additional Documentation)Queen Anne Commercial0.5 miBSmith, Robert, MortuarySpanish Colonial Revival0.5 miBMcCurdy Hotel (Additional Documentation)Colonial Revival0.5 miBCadick Apartments (Plaza Building) (Additional Documentation)Neo-Renaissance0.5 mi
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Questions about Van Cleave Flats (Additional Documentation)

Is Van Cleave Flats (Additional Documentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 1, 1982 (Register number 82000125).

Is Van Cleave Flats (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, 22.6 miles away.

Can you visit Van Cleave Flats (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 Van Cleave Flats (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 132002284 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.