Howell
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This tour covers various locations important to Howell's individual history and its service to the Evansville area.
1. Howell Viaduct
The viaduct was built as a part of the Dixie B Highway in 1914. It was built so traffic from Henderson Road could reach Stinson Avenue by going across the set of railroad tracks. It no longer exists in Howell and cut off the neighborhood from much of the traffic they received because of it.
2. Howell Railyard
An extensive system train tracks can be seen roping alongside Howell closest to the river to this day. In bringing the railroad to Howell, Howell's early population consisted mainly of railroad workers employed by L&N. Due to the concentrated nature of the Howell area, it had its own identity separate from Evansville. Before its annexation, it was its own town. While transportation on the Ohio River was important to the Evansville area, commerce became dependent on railroads. In 1854, the first railroad opened in Evansville.
3. Howell School (Old Daniel Wertz)
The Howell public school has gone through several renovations and even moving locations due to overpopulation of the school and surrounding schools shutting down. The Howell school has been open since 1886 and changed their name to Daniel Wertz in 1922 and now the location is now called Old Daniel Wertz due to relocating in 1986 to Red Bank Road. The Howell General Baptist has since then bought the location and has torn down the building to put a parking lot and their family life center, where there is a marker to say that the school was once there.
4. Howell General baptist (Liberty General Baptist)
Liberty General Baptist, more clearly known as Howell General Baptist was founded in 1823 and had started out in a little house that was heated in the winters through a stove. Due to growth in the church, the church has been through several renovations, some that where not tracked through records, though their latest building was built in 1916 and the official last add on to the church being in 1976.
5. Howell Public Library
The Howell Library moved throughout three different places in the district and finalized its location to 1506 Delmar Avenue. It was open for around 50 years before it was no longer a library. It closed altogether in the 90s and became a residential lot much like the rest of the houses on the street.
6. Hose House No.7
In its third iteration of Hose House No.7, this station served the Howell area from 1921-1983. Originally, Hose House No.7 sat in Franklin Park before it came to Howell. When Evansville annexed Howell in 1918, it was decided the Hose House should move. The decision to move the station was highly politicized. When it first moved to Howell it was at 112 Dearborn and later 3012 Dearborn Street.The building itself was commissioned by the city in 1921 for Howell. It was designed by Russ Karge in the Dutch Colonial Revival Style. The two floors of the building held many different purposes during its years of use as a fire station.
7. Howell Mortgage Bank
Howell Mortgage Bank originally opened in 1907 and shut down in 1932 due to the depression. It was demolished in 2018 after sitting vacant for 10 years after its purchase by an out-of-state LLC. Before being razed it was located at 3000 Broadway Avenue, right at the end of Cumberland Street. It is currently an empty lot still in the Howell district of Evansville.
8. Barwe Butcher Shop and Home
Frank Barwe started construction on his butcher shop in 1904 and looks as if he opened up shop in the early 1900's as there was a fire in the stables in 1913. Barwe had claimed to sell "home killed beef" until passing away in 1937. After he had passed away several other shops had been located here and as of 2023 United Schenk Accounting is now in its location in the same building.
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9. Howell Methodist Church
In 1924, the church was built to serve the Howell community. The building today is located on 1408 Stinson Ave on the corner of Stinson and Broadway. The building today is in the Greek Classic style by Harry E. Boyle. An addition to the church was built in 1956, and a parking lot of the east side of the church was added later on.
