2 . ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁settlement ▁of ▁Ne ill sv ille ▁began ▁when ▁James ▁O ' Ne ill ▁and ▁his ▁compan ions ▁cut ▁a ▁road ▁up ▁through ▁the ▁forest ▁from ▁Black ▁River ▁F alls ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁They ▁built ▁a ▁saw mill ▁on ▁the ▁bank ▁of ▁O ' Ne ill ▁Creek ▁and ▁began ▁cutting ▁p ine ▁and ▁floating ▁it ▁down stream ▁to ▁their ▁mill . ▁The ▁log gers ▁prosper ed , ▁more ▁sett lers ▁came , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁the ▁population ▁approached ▁ 2 5 0 . ▁Business es ▁developed ▁along ▁Main ▁Street , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁H ew ett ▁Street . ▁The ▁earliest ▁were ▁wood ▁frame ▁buildings . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁brick ▁structure ▁in ▁town ▁( and ▁in ▁Clark ▁County ) ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁- ▁the ▁H ew ett ▁and ▁Wood s ▁General ▁Store ▁at ▁ 5 0 2 ▁H ew ett ▁Street ▁- ▁the ▁blue ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁photo . ▁Its ▁brick ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁" soft ▁brick " ▁produced ▁locally ▁by ▁King ▁and ▁V ine . ▁Though ▁it ▁is ▁early ▁and ▁simple , ▁its ▁style ▁shows ▁some ▁Italian ate ▁influence . ▁This ▁first ▁brick ▁building ▁was ▁called ▁" the ▁Br ick ▁Store " ▁for ▁years . ▁ ▁Cont inu ing ▁up ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁H ew ett ▁street