National Register of Historic Places listings in Alexander County, Illinois

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Alexander County, Illinois.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.^[1]

There are 8 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[4]	Location	City or town
1	Cairo Historic District	Cairo Historic District More images	January 26, 1979 (#79000815)	Roughly bounded by Park, 33rd, Sycamore, 21st, Cedar, and 4th Sts., and the Ohio River 37°00′20″N 89°10′27″W / 37.005556°N 89.174167°W / 37.005556; -89.174167 (Cairo Historic District)	Cairo
2	Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Depot	Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Depot	November 6, 1986 (#86003168)	Front St. 37°14′08″N 89°16′11″W / 37.235556°N 89.269861°W / 37.235556; -89.269861	Tamms
3	Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site	Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site	May 23, 1978 (#78001111)	Western end of Lake Milligan^[5] 37°03′50″N 89°20′05″W / 37.06388°N 89.33472°W / 37.06388; -89.33472	Willard
4	Magnolia Manor	Magnolia Manor	December 17, 1969 (#69000053)	2700 Washington Ave. 37°00′34″N 89°10′57″W / 37.009444°N 89.182500°W / 37.009444; -89.182500 (Magnolia Manor)	Cairo
5	Thomas J. and Caroline McClure House	Thomas J. and Caroline McClure House	November 15, 1996 (#96001341)	Main St., 0.5 miles east of Illinois Route 3 37°19′04″N 89°25′38″W / 37.317778°N 89.427222°W / 37.317778; -89.427222	McClure
6	Old Customhouse	Old Customhouse More images	July 24, 1973 (#73000689)	Washington and 15th St. 37°00′10″N 89°10′19″W / 37.002778°N 89.171944°W / 37.002778; -89.171944 (Old Customhouse)	Cairo
7	Thebes Courthouse	Thebes Courthouse More images	December 26, 1972 (#72000447)	Off Illinois Route 3 37°13′10″N 89°27′36″W / 37.219444°N 89.460000°W / 37.219444; -89.460000 (Thebes Courthouse)	Thebes
8	Ward Chapel AME Church	Upload image	August 13, 2024 (#100010699)	420 17th Street 37°00′10″N 89°10′28″W / 37.0029°N 89.1745°W / 37.0029; -89.1745 (Ward Chapel AME Church)	Cairo

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ Maruszak, Kathleen. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site. National Park Service, 1977-07, 5.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[refnums-4] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[5] Maruszak, Kathleen. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site. National Park Service, 1977-07, 5.

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