Birdseye View Downtown Vincennes

ID: 2290 ~ Source: Norbert Brown Collection, Knox County Public Library ~ Creator: A.B. Craycraft ~ Date: c. 1880
This file appears in: Bonner-Allen House
Birdseye View Downtown Vincennes

This ultra-rare image was taken from the top of the then new Knox County Courthouse looking west. Note the Old Cathedral in the upper right corner. How many other structures do you recognize?

This file appears in: Bonner-Allen House

By Knox County Public Library
The “Bonner-Allen House,” located at 505 Main Street, was built around 1842 in the Federal or Greek Revival architectural style. Most of Vincennes’ citizens to this day refer to this architectural gem as “Gardner’s Funeral Home.” David S. Bonner is…