Old Custom House
The Old Custom House is a historic government building in downtown Cairo, Illinois. Built from 1869 to 1872, the building served as a customs house, post office, and courthouse.Photo: Jonathunder, GFDL.
- Type: Museum
- Description: custom house in Cairo, Illinois
- Also known as: “Cairo Custom House Museum”
- Address: 1400 Washington Avenue, Cairo, IL 62914
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alexander County Courthouse.
Alexander County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Alexander County Courthouse is a government building in central Cairo, the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Built in the 1960s, it is the latest in a series of courthouses erected in four towns across Alexander County. Alexander County Courthouse is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Old Custom House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairo and Future City.
Cairo
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cairo is in Illinois on a small strip of land in between Missouri and Kentucky as well as the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, made famous in Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
Future City
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Future City is an unincorporated community in Cache Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Future City is located along U.S. Route 51 north of Cairo, and south of Urbandale. Future City is situated 2 miles northwest of Old Custom House.
Urbandale
Hamlet
Urbandale is an unincorporated community in Cache Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Urbandale is located on Illinois Route 37 north of Cairo. Urbandale is situated 3½ miles north of Old Custom House.
Old Custom House
- Categories: custom house, building, tourism, public building, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Alexander, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.00291° or 37° 0′ 11″ northLongitude
-89.17181° or 89° 10′ 19″ westInception
1872Open location code
869G2R3H+57OpenStreetMap ID
way 77101815OpenStreetMap feature
building=publicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15263764
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