Fifth Third Center (Evansville)

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development granted the city a low-cost loan of $2.3 million to assist with financing.^[1] Construction on the building began April 24, 1980, with an estimated cost of $15.5 million.^[2] The project was part of a larger downtown redevelopment plan from Greg Kempf and Jack Rogers for a multi-million dollar Riverview Commerce Center, which included a Riverview Centre, Coal Exchange Building, and Marriott Hotel.^[3] In April 1981, a crane cable lifting a 25-ton, 81-foot long concrete column snapped during construction, causing it to fall on the back-end of a passing car. It missed two of the car's occupants by mere inches, leaving minor injuries.^[4]

The building formally opened on December 21, 1981, becoming the fourth headquarters for Citizens National Bank, later named Civitas Bank. Fifth Third Bank purchased Civitas in 1999.^[3][5] In 2018, Riverview Investments LLC purchased the building.^[6]

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37°58′18″N 87°34′22.5″W / 37.97167°N 87.572917°W / 37.97167; -87.572917