National Historic Landmark · house · Alton, Illinois

Trumbull, Lyman, House

Historic house in Illinois, United States in Alton, Illinois. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.

Lyman Trumbull house, Alton, ILLyman Trumbull House
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What it is

Wikipedia · Lyman Trumbull House

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. Senator Trumbull was best known for being a co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1105 Henry St., Alton, IL
CountyMadison County
ListedMay 15, 1975
Reference number75000667
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
Address1105 Henry St., Alton, IL
Coordinates38.89717, -90.17595 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitGateway Arch National Park · 19 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75000667. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.