Once thriving as a working class neighborhood that valued its manufacturing companies to provide jobs and economic well being, the Jacobsville neighborhood is going through several redevelopment initiatives:

• North Main Complete Street Project
• Baker Flats Affordable Housing for Seniors
• Gateway Arch
• Neighborhood Grocery

Jacobsville 2019 Expansion Map

Jacobsville Redevelopment and TIF Area Map

Jacobsville Economic Impact Study 

Jacobsville 2013 Redevelopment Area Plan

Design Review Committee

When improving the outside of your structure in the Redevelopment Area, you will need Design Review Committee approval. Please use these guidelines to assist you.

• Jacobsville Design Approval Process
• Jacobsville Design Approval Application
• Jacobsville Design Guidelines
  

DMD Boards and Commissions Meeting Schedule

Jacobsville History and Where it is Today

The neighborhood of Jacobsville was first shown on the city directory in 1863 but was officially annexed around 1868. Originally, it was slated to be a city of its own but downtown Evansville grew at an exceptional rate and quickly approached the neighborhood. Early on the neighborhood became home to many blue collar workers, it was very dense with modest housing. The neighborhood was named after Hannah Jacobs, who had a farmhouse located on Maryland Street. 

Jacobsville is also home to Indiana’s oldest public library, Willard Library, which opened in 1885.

Today, Jacobsville is still considered a blue-collar community, but also is home to many of Evansville’s prominent businesses, such as Berry Global, CenterPoint Energy, and Deaconess Hospital.