Post House
Post House is a house in Alton Township, Madison, Illinois which is located on State Street. Post House is situated nearby to the church Trinity Episcopal Chapel, as well as near Olin Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McPike Mansion and Alton Military Prison.
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 3,300 feet east of Post House.
Alton Military Prison
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
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 south of Post House.
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 4,000 feet southeast of Post House.
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 3½ miles north of Post House.
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 5 miles east of Post House.
Post House
- Type: House
- Address: 1516 State Street, Alton, IL 62002
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Alton Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.90612° or 38° 54′ 22″ northLongitude
-90.1952° or 90° 11′ 43″ westOpen location code
86CFWR43+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 770264805OpenStreetMap feature
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