McCurdy Building explained

McCurdy Building (Sears, Roebuck and Company Building)
Coordinates:37.9728°N -87.5719°W
Added:October 1, 1979
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:79000050

McCurdy Building, also known as the Sears, Roebuck and Company Building, is a historic commercial building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1920, and is a four-story brick building. The first floor features large display windows framed with limestone pilasters. A two-story addition was constructed in 1937, later raised to four stories in 1946. A two-story limestone faced addition, known as The Annex, was constructed in 1943. In 1925, it was occupied by the first Sears store to operate as a direct retail business independent of a catalog department.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McCurdy Building (Sears, Roebuck and Company Building). 2016-08-01. Morton Snitzer. PDF. July 1978.