Marine in Madison County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Marine Chapter House
Photographed by Jason Voigt, December 8, 2021
1. Marine Chapter House Marker
This property
has been listed
in the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by
the United States
Department
of
the Interior
est. 1911
Erected by United States Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 38° 47.377′ N, 89° 46.591′ W. Marker is in Marine, Illinois, in Madison County. It can be reached from East Alton Street west of Humboldt Street. Marker and building are actually off a street located within Marine City Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 E Alton St, Marine IL 62061, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Deck Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Capt. Curtis Blakeman and the Marine Settlement (approx. 2.8 miles away); Illinois Remembers POW/MIA (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Illinois Remembers POW/MIA (approx. 4 miles away); a different marker also named Illinois Remembers POW/MIA
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Also see . . . Marine Chapter House on Wikipedia. Built around 1909 and 1910 to house Marine's chapter of the American Woman's League. This is one of nine buildings in Illinois listed on the National Register of Historic Places that was a chapter house for the AWL. Today, it is the Gravius Memorial Library. (Submitted on December 9, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
Photographed by Jason Voigt, December 8, 2021
2. Marine Chapter House Marker
Plaque is mounted to the building, which now houses the Gravius Memorial Library.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 573 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 9, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
