John W. Boehne House

John W. Boehne House
John W. Boehne House, September 2011
Location1119 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates37°58′12″N 87°32′40″W / 37.97000°N 87.54444°W / 37.97000; -87.54444
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectShopbell, Clifford & Company; Bippus, Jacob & Sons
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.83000105[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1983

John W. Boehne House, also known as the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity House, is a historic home located at Evansville, Indiana. It was designed by the architecture firm Clifford Shopbell & Co. and built in 1912. It is a 2+12-story, Colonial Revival style stone sheathed dwelling. It features a monumental front pedimented portico. It was originally built for Congressman John W. Boehne (1856-1946) and has housed the Tau Kappa Epsilon since 1965.[2]: 2–3  Tau Kappa Epsilon is no longer housed on the premises.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Note: This includes Joan Marchand (November 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John W. Boehne House" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs