Haskell Playhouse

The Haskell Playhouse is a children's playhouse located in Haskell Park in Alton, Illinois. Dr. William Abraham Haskell, a physician and one of the wealthiest residents of Alton, commissioned the playhouse as a present for his daughter Lucy's fifth birthday in 1885.

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Type: Building
Description: historic house in Illinois, United States
Address: 1211 Henry Street, Alton, IL 62002

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lyman Trumbull House and McPike Mansion.

Lyman Trumbull House

House

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Lyman Trumbull House is a house significant for its association with former U.S. Senator from Illinois Lyman Trumbull. The house is located in the historic Middletown neighborhood in Alton, Illinois. Lyman Trumbull House is situated 420 feet south of Haskell Playhouse.

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 3,500 feet northwest of Haskell Playhouse.

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 mile southwest of Haskell Playhouse.

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 3½ miles east of Haskell Playhouse.

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 Haskell Playhouse.

Haskell Playhouse

Category: house
Location: Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89862° or 38° 53′ 55″ north

Longitude

-90.17594° or 90° 10′ 33″ west

Open location code

86CFVRXF+CJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 769645218

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q16841519

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In Other Languages

“Haskell Playhouse” goes by many names.

French: “Haskell Playhouse”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Haskell Park and The Bridge.

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