Forbes House
Forbes House is a house in Alton Township, Madison, Illinois which is located on Henry Street. Forbes House is situated nearby to Lyman Trumbull House, as well as near Living Stones Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lyman Trumbull House and Haskell Playhouse.
Lyman Trumbull House
House
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
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 380 feet north of Forbes House.
Haskell Playhouse
Building
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
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. Haskell Playhouse is situated 800 feet north of Forbes House.
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 4,200 feet northwest of Forbes House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.
Alton
Photo: ksablan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Forbes House.
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 Forbes House.
Forbes House
- Type: House
- Address: 1007 Henry Street, Alton, IL 62002
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Alton Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89644° or 38° 53′ 47″ northLongitude
-90.1758° or 90° 10′ 33″ westOpen location code
86CFVRWF+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 769654963OpenStreetMap feature
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