Greyhound Bus Terminal (Evansville, Indiana)

Greyhound Bus Terminal

Greyhound Bus Terminal (December 2008)
Location 102 NW. 3rd St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates 37°58′19″N 87°34′24″W / 37.97194°N 87.57333°W / 37.97194; -87.57333Coordinates: 37°58′19″N 87°34′24″W / 37.97194°N 87.57333°W / 37.97194; -87.57333
Area less than one acre
Built 1938[1]
Architect Wischmeyer, Arrasmith, & Elswick; Berendes, Edwin C.
Architectural style Moderne
NRHP Reference # 79000048[2]
Added to NRHP October 1, 1979

The Greyhound Bus Terminal in downtown Evansville, Indiana, also known as the Greyhound Bus Station, is a Moderne-style building from 1938. It was built at a cost of $150,000.[3][4] The terminal, located at the corner of Third and Sycamore streets,[1] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[2]

In July 2008, the long-unused bus terminal and its site had been considered in discussions about potential locations for a new arena that would replace Roberts Municipal Stadium. By December, city council approved plans to build the Ford Center in another downtown location.[5]

In December 2011, then Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel announced plans to turn the adjacent property into Bicentennial Park to celebrate the city's upcoming bicentennial in 2012.[6]

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  1. 1 2 "Architects weigh options for Old Greyhound station". Evansville Courier & Press. July 2, 2008. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  2. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. "Greyhound Bus Station, Evansville Indiana". Postcard. Vintage Views of Art Deco. Retrieved 2010-07-01. Caption: Greyhound Bus Station, Evansville Indiana. Completed in 1938 at a cost of $150,000. One of the most modern Bus Stations in the United States. 106 buses are scheduled in and out of the station each day. Publisher: Loge News Co., Evansville, Ind.
  4. "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 Nancy J. Long (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greyhound Bus Terminal" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs
  5. "City Council OKs arena plans". Evansville Courier & Press. December 22, 2008. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  6. "Plans Moving Forward for the Creation of Bicentennial Park". City of Evansville. October 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2012. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
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