Hack and Simon Office Building, Vincennes

Name: Hack and Simon Office Building
Address: Vincennes, United States

#13 among attractions in Vincennes

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Hack and Simon Office Building, also known as the Eagle Brewery Office Building, is a historic office building located at Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana. It was built in 1885, and is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style red brick building, with a 1+1⁄2-story rear addition built about 1910. It rests on a limestone foundation and has gable roofs on the two sections. The front facade features arched openings and raised carving of the Eagle Brewery emblem. The building housed brewery and later distillery offices into the 1950s, after which it was acquired by Vincennes University. ()

Built: 1885 (139 years ago)Architectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 38°41'3"N, 87°31'13"W

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Hack and Simon Office Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grouseland, St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library, Lincoln Memorial Bridge, George Rogers Clark National Historical Park.

~1690 ftW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Grouseland, Vincennes
9 min walk • Grouseland, the William Henry Harrison Mansion and Museum, is a National Historic Landmark important for its Federal-style architecture and role in American history.
0.8 miSW
Church
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library, Vincennes
22 min walk • The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Vincennes, Indiana, under the Diocese of Evansville.
0.9 miW
Bridge
Lincoln Memorial Bridge, Vincennes
24 min walk • Lincoln Memorial Bridge is a deck arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 50 Business over the Wabash River between Vincennes, Indiana and Lawrence County, Illinois.
0.9 miSW
Area
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, Vincennes
23 min walk • George Rogers Clark National Historical Park, located in Vincennes, Indiana, on the banks of the Wabash River at what is believed to be the site of Fort Sackville, is a United States National Historical Park.
0.7 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Pantheon Theatre, Vincennes
18 min walk • The Pantheon Theatre was constructed in 1919 on the corner of 5th and Main Street in Vincennes, Indiana. It was built to hold 1200 people. One of the highest paid interior decorators in the world was hired to supervise the decorating of the theatre.
1 miW
Monuments and statues
Lincoln Trail State Memorial, Vincennes
26 min walk • The Lincoln Trail State Memorial is a sculpture group designed in 1937 by Nellie Verne Walker and erected in 1938 to commemorate the first entrance of Abraham Lincoln, then a destitute 21-year-old frontiersman, into Illinois.
~1060 ftN
Universities and schools
Vincennes University, Vincennes
6 min walk • Vincennes University is a public college with its main campus in Vincennes, Indiana. Founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy, VU is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Indiana.
0.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Forts of Vincennes, Vincennes
23 min walk • During the 18th and early 19th centuries, the French, British and U.S. forces built and occupied a number of forts at Vincennes, Indiana. These outposts commanded a strategic position on the Wabash River.
~1350 ftNW
Museum, History museum
Indiana Territorial Capitol, Vincennes
7 min walk • The Indiana Territorial Capitol, also known as the Indiana Territory State Memorial and Legislative Hall, is part of a state historical site in Vincennes, Indiana.
1.2 miSE
Archaeological site
Pyramid Mound, Vincennes
31 min walk • Pyramid Mound, designated 12k14, is a locally important archaeological site at the city of Vincennes in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana.
0.6 miSW
38°40'44"N • 87°31'41"W
Old Town Players, Vincennes
15 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater

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Nearby attractions include Vincennes University, Vincennes (6 min walk), Indiana Territorial Capitol, Vincennes (7 min walk), Grouseland, Vincennes (9 min walk), Old Town Players, Vincennes (15 min walk).