Smith, Robert, Mortuary

118-120 Walnut St., Evansville, Indiana. County/parish: Vanderburgh.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 22, 1980. NRIS 80000072.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • The Greek-Shears Mortuary

From Wikipedia:

Robert Smith Mortuary

Robert Smith Mortuary, also known as the Greek-Shears Mortuary, is a historic mortuary building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and is a 2+12-story, rectangular Mission Revival style brick building. It features arcaded windows, an esplanade, and steeply pitched red tile roof. It is connected to a 2+12-story brick former dwelling constructed about 1890 and remodeled in 1930 to complement the new building.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132002278