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Alton (/ ˈɔːltən / AWL-tən) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 18 miles (29 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 25,676 at the 2020 census. It is a part of the River Bend area in the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
January 27, 2000. The Hotel Stratford is a historic hotel located at 229 Market St. in Alton, Illinois. The hotel, originally known as the Illini Hotel, opened in 1909. St. Louis architectural firm Barnett, Haynes & Barnett designed the hotel in the Classical Revival style. The five-story brick building features brick quoins, limestone bands ...
Alton Little Theater. Coordinates: 38.9155°N 90.1771°W. Alton Little Theater, founded in 1933, is a non-profit community theater located in Alton, Illinois. Dorothy Colonius, a local English teacher, along with other educators and their students worked to create a community theater in Alton. Dorothy became the permanent artistic director and ...
SIUE's campus in Alton, Illinois, 17 miles (27 km) from the main campus, the site of SIU's Alton residential center from 1957 to 1965, now houses the School of Dental Medicine and its offices, classrooms, labs, clinics, and ancillary services. [79] The Alton campus is also home to the Alton Museum of History and Art, located inside Loomis Hall ...
82002585 [1] Added to NRHP. May 11, 1982. 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. The brewery was the first in Alton and one of the city's earliest successful industries.
Coordinates. 38°53′22″N 90°11′10″W / 38.88944°N 90.18611°W / 38.88944; -90.18611. Public transit access. MCT. Website. argosyalton.com. Argosy Casino Alton is a riverboat casino located in Alton, Illinois, in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Penn ...
May 22, 1978. The Christian Hill Historic District is a historic district and neighborhood in Alton, Illinois. The district is located west of Alton's central business district on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. A primarily residential area, the district includes 274 buildings, of which 266 are contributing buildings to its historic ...
The Alton Chapter House is an example of a Class II building, which was designed for clubs with 60 to 100 members. The building was designed in the Prairie School style and cost $2,500. After the club disbanded, the building was converted to a private home. [2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 28 ...