Picturing the Past
Story and photos: Mayor Greg Wright
The Steele House
Charles A. Steele was born in Gibson County, IN about 1872, the son of William R. and Maggie (Holcomb) Steele. Charles lived in Princeton his entire life and married Nellie C.
Malone in 1895. The 1900 census of Princeton states that Charles was a teamster, and by 1907, he was a The Steele house on the corners of Gibson and Emerson Streets as it stands today. wholesale and retail dealer in coal, flour, and feed at 329 N. Prince St. This building would later be the 1958 was designated as a Kentucky Colonel. He married home of Three Aces Tavern on the corner of Chestnut late in life to Isabelle Milburn. Clifford continued with the (Brumfield) and Prince Streets. family business also serving in various capacities with He and his wife, Nellie lived at 228 N. Gibson Street. the Gibson County Fair for over 40 years. Cliffford Steele As the Steele’s success warranted, major improvements died July 8, 1973. After years of decline the City deemed were made to the home, including beautiful leaded glass the property unsafe and boarded up the house in the windows, a sunroom, and a stable house which was built spring of 2020. In January of this year, Evansville real around 1905. Charlie Steele had several horses and is estate developer, Lucas Neuffer purchased the property said to have had a large black Percheron stallion that with the intention of returning the property to its former folks paid him handsomely for stud fee. grandeur. The Steele’s had one son named, Clifford born Dec Special thanks to Martha Earles for her research on 15, 1898. Clifford lived in the home his whole life and in this story.
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The stable house which sheltered the Steele’s horses on Emerson Street as it looked in its prime.
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