McCurdy Hotel

The McCurdy Hotel is a ten-story Neoclassical building in the Riverfront Historic District, opened in 1919 and converted to residential use after a sympathetic renovation completed in 2015. The building anchors the southern end of downtown Evansville near the Ohio River and is one of the most prominent historic structures in the city.

The lobby, accessible during business hours, retains the elaborate plasterwork, terrazzo floors, and large windows of the original design. The exterior's Beaux-Arts detailing and the riverfront position make it the most photographed building in Evansville. Even as residential apartments, the McCurdy functions as a landmark for the revitalization of the riverfront district, which has attracted new restaurants and businesses around it in the years since the renovation.

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The McCurdy Hotel opened in 1919 as the most ambitious hotel in southwest Indiana, with 300 rooms and a rooftop garden overlooking the Ohio River. It hosted Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and numerous entertainers through its peak years in the mid-20th century. After decades of decline and closure, it was converted into apartments in 2015 following an $18 million renovation that restored the ornate lobby to something close to its original state.