National Register of Historic Places - Illinois (IL), Alexander County

Alexander County Illinois has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cairo Historic District, Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site, Old Customhouse and Thebes Courthouse and Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Depot.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Mississippi dating back to 1000.

The famous person Thomas W. Halliday is associated with one of more of the Alexander County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Alexander County places including Alfred B. Mullet, L.I. Lightner, Ernstt Barkhausen and unknown. Prominent architectural styles found in Alexander Country are Italianate, Classical Revival and Late Victorian.

Cairo Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000815)

Also known as See also:Magnolia Manor;Old Customhouse

Roughly bounded by Park, 33rd, Sycamore, 21st, Cedar, and 4th Sts., and the Ohio River , Cairo

Photolitherland, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Halliday,Thomas W.,et al.

Significant Year:

1931, 1850

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture, Military, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Depot (added 1986 - - #86003168)

Also known as Tamms Depot

Front St. , Tamms

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

More Information:

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Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site (added 1978 - - #78001111)

Also known as Illinois Archeological Survey Nos. Ax-31;Ax-74

Address Restricted , Willard

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Mississippi

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Single Dwelling

Magnolia Manor (added 1969 - - #69000053)

Also known as Charles A. Galigher House,1869-1872

2700 Washington Ave. , Cairo

MuZemike, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Museum, Organizational

More Information:

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McClure, Thomas J. and Caroline, House (added 1996 - - #96001341)

Also known as McClure Homeplace

Main St., .5 mi. E of IL 3 , McClure

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Old Customhouse (added 1973 - - #73000689)

Washington and 15th St. , Cairo

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mullet,Alfred B.

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Government Office, Post Office

Current Function:

Government

More Information:

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Thebes Courthouse (added 1972 - - #72000447)

Off IL 3 , Thebes

Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Barkhausen,Ernstt, Lightner,L.I.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

archives document