Ursuline Convent
Ursuline Convent is a building in Alton Township, Madison, Illinois. Ursuline Convent is situated nearby to the town Godfrey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McPike Mansion and Alton Military Prison.
McPike Mansion
McPike Mansion, or Mount Lookout, is a mansion in Alton, which is part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Illinois. McPike Mansion is situated 4,000 feet east of Ursuline Convent.
Alton Military Prison
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Alton Military Prison was a prison located in Alton, Illinois, built in 1833 as the first state penitentiary in Illinois and closed in 1857. During the American Civil War, the prison was reopened in 1862 to accommodate the growing population of Confederate prisoners of war and ceased to be prison at the end of the war in 1865. Alton Military Prison is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Ursuline Convent.
Guertler House
House
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The Guertler House is a historic house located at 101 Blair St. in Alton, Illinois. Stonemason Ignaz Bruch built the house in 1854. Bruch, who immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1846, was a prominent Illinois stonemason who constructed buildings in cities ranging from Chicago to St. Guertler House is situated 1 mile southeast of Ursuline Convent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and Godfrey.
Alton
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Alton is a charming river town in Illinois just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. Once a blue collar town of heavy manufacturing, Alton has transformed itself into a tourist destination and wedding and reception resort of the Midwest.
Godfrey
Town
Godfrey is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,825 at the 2020 census. Godfrey is located within the River Bend portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Godfrey is situated 3½ miles north of Ursuline Convent.
East Alton
Village
East Alton is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2020 census, down from 6,301 in 2010. East Alton is situated 5 miles east of Ursuline Convent.
Ursuline Convent
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Old Ursuline Convent” and “Ursuline Convent of the Holy Family”
- Location: Alton Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90677° or 38° 54′ 24″ northLongitude
-90.19787° or 90° 11′ 52″ westElevation
623 feet (190 metres)Open location code
86CFWR42+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1460627319OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
4251867
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