278. The Eaken Block, 1897
| Description: |
This building was the site of the original entertainment hall of Jeffersonville. The Mozart Hall took the upstairs, two story tall area for dances, shows, and plays in the middle of the 1800;s. By the later part of the 1890s, it was taken over by N. Sollinger, as a place to manufacture jeans and other apparel, the music hall becoming the factory floor and the ground floor serving as store place for clothing for children, men, and women. The large square building looks as if it stands three stories tall. The upper two levels are one. To the far left hand side the entrance lacks an awning and the upper stories are painted white as opposed to the red brick of the rest of the building. With curtains at the window, it might have served as a residence. The remainder of the first floor has awning supports over the plate glass windows. It has two entrances in the business portion of the building. The address when the Sollingers occupied the building was 62, 64, & 66 Spring Street. |
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| Origin: | 1983 |
| Created By: |
Day, Stephen T. |
| Contributor(s): |
Fordyce, Jerry |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll24/id/840 |
| Collection: |
Clark County Visual History |
| Copyright: |
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| Geography: |
35 & 37 Spring Street (Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana) |
| Subjects: |
Commerce Education Grocery stores Grocers Jeffersonville (Clark County, Indiana) -- History Food Industry -- History -- Indiana Grocery Stores -- Indiana -- History Eaken, Edward C., Sollinger, N. Sollinger, Benjamin Sollinger, Joseph Clothing -- Manufacturer -- Indiana -- History Jeans -- History -- Indiana |
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