Yakel House and Union Brewery

The Yakel House and Union Brewery are a historic house and brewery complex located at 1421-1431 Pearl St. in Alton, Illinois. Philip Yakel, a German immigrant, built the brewery soon after coming to America in 1836.

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Type: House
Description: historic buildings in Illinois, United States
Also known as: “Yakel House”
Address: 1421 Pearl Street, Alton, IL 62002

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alton National Cemetery and Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument.

Alton National Cemetery

Cemetery

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Alton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Alton, in Madison County, Illinois. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses only half an acre plot of land, and as of the end of 2005, had 522 interments. Alton National Cemetery is situated 910 feet south of Yakel House and Union Brewery.

Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument

Memorial

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The Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument, also known as the Elijah Lovejoy Monument, Elijah Parrish Lovejoy Shaft, Lovejoy Monument, and Lovejoy State Memorial, is a memorial in Alton, Illinois, to Elijah P. Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Yakel House and Union Brewery.

Clark Bridge

Bridge

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The Clark Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi River between West Alton, Missouri and Alton, Illinois, United States. Named after explorer William Clark like the bridge it replaced, the bridge opened in 1994. Clark Bridge is situated 1 mile southwest of Yakel House and Union Brewery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.

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.

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 3 miles east of Yakel House and Union Brewery.

Wood River

Town

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Wood River is a city in Madison County, Illinois. The population was 10,464 as of the 2020 census. Wood River developed as a company town around a Standard Oil refinery built in 1907 and 1908 and was chartered as a city in 1923. Wood River is situated 4 miles southeast of Yakel House and Union Brewery.

Yakel House and Union Brewery

Categories: single-family detached home, building, and residential building
Location: Alton Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89307° or 38° 53′ 35″ north

Longitude

-90.16424° or 90° 9′ 51″ west

Open location code

86CFVRVP+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 769515657

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

Wikidata ID

Q16903904

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Highlights include Alton Cemetery and Hellrung Park.

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