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Orr Iron Company

Coordinates: 37°58′40″N 87°34′50″W / 37.97778°N 87.58056°W / 37.97778; -87.58056
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Orr Iron Company
Orr Iron Company site, September 2011
Orr Iron Company is located in Indiana
Orr Iron Company
Orr Iron Company is located in the United States
Orr Iron Company
Location1100 Pennsylvania St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates37°58′40″N 87°34′50″W / 37.97778°N 87.58056°W / 37.97778; -87.58056
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectBoyle, Harry E., & Company
Architectural styleIndustrial
Demolished2008 (2008)[2]
MPSDowntown Evansville MRA
NRHP reference No.82000116[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1982

Orr Iron Company, also known as Shelby Steel-Orr Iron, was a historic building in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1912.[3] It was demolished in 2008.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Folz, Rachel (June 25, 2008). "Orr Building Is No More". 14news. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  3. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Douglas L. Stern and Joan Marchand (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Evansville MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01., Douglas L. Stern and Joan Marchand (October 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown Evansville MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01., and Accompanying photographs