Ss. Peter & Paul Gymnasium

Ss. Peter & Paul Gymnasium is a building in Alton Township, Madison, Illinois. Ss. Peter & Paul Gymnasium is situated nearby to Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, as well as near the public building William L. Beatty Federal Building & United States Courthouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alton Military Prison and McPike Mansion.

Alton Military Prison

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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 1,600 feet south of Ss. Peter & Paul Gymnasium.

McPike Mansion

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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 4,100 feet northeast of Ss. Peter & Paul Gymnasium.

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 2,700 feet northeast of Ss. Peter & Paul Gymnasium.

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 4 miles north of Ss. Peter & Paul Gymnasium.

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 4½ miles east of Ss. Peter & Paul Gymnasium.

Ss. Peter & Paul Gymnasium

Type: Building
Location: Alton Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89584° or 38° 53′ 45″ north

Longitude

-90.18978° or 90° 11′ 23″ west

Open location code

86CFVRW6+83

OpenStreetMap ID

way 545748486

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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