Former Cairo Fire Station No. 1

Former Cairo Fire Station No. 1 is a building in Alexander, Illinois which is located on Washington Avenue. Former Cairo Fire Station No. 1 is situated nearby to the ruins Board of Trade Building, as well as near the park Halliday Plaza.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Custom House and Alexander County Courthouse.

Old Custom House

Museum

Photo: Jonathunder, GFDL.

The Old Custom House is a historic government building in downtown Cairo, Illinois. Built from 1869 to 1872, the building served as a customs house, post office, and courthouse. Old Custom House is situated 1,800 feet northwest of Former Cairo Fire Station No. 1.

Alexander County Courthouse

Courthouse

The Alexander County Courthouse is a government building in central Cairo, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Built in the 1960s, it is the latest in a series of courthouses erected in four towns across Alexander County. Alexander County Courthouse is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Former Cairo Fire Station No. 1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cairo Historic District and Cairo.

Cairo Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Photolitherland, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cairo Historic District is a historic district encompassing a large section of Cairo, Illinois. The district is roughly bounded by Park, 33rd, Sycamore, 21st, Cedar, and 4th Streets and the Ohio River; it includes most areas of Cairo developed by 1890, save for two sections which are almost entirely renovated or deteriorated.

Cairo

Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cairo is in Illinois on a small strip of land in between Missouri and Kentucky as well as the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, made famous in Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.

Future City

Hamlet

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Future City is an unincorporated community in Cache Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Future City is located along U.S. Route 51 north of Cairo, and south of Urbandale. Future City is situated 2½ miles northwest of Former Cairo Fire Station No. 1.

Former Cairo Fire Station No. 1

Type: Building
Address: 712 Washington Avenue, Cairo, IL 62914
Location: Alexander, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.99987° or 36° 59′ 60″ north

Longitude

-89.16711° or 89° 10′ 2″ west

Open location code

868GXRXM+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1464948873

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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