Grafton in Jersey County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Charles Brainerd House

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 31, 2023

1. Charles Brainerd House Marker

Inscription. Charles Brainerd House
420 E. Main
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1885

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.

Location. 38° 58.194′ N, 90° 25.754′ W. Marker is in Grafton, Illinois, in Jersey County. It is on Great River Road (Illinois Route 100) just west of Grafton Hills Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 402 Great River Road, Grafton IL 62037, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Illinois River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pointe Du Hoc

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Strike Assault Boat (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Dinky (approx. half a mile away); 1116 West Main Street (approx. one mile away); 1201 West Main Street (approx. one mile away); Grafton (approx. 1.1 miles away); August 1673 (approx. 2 miles away); Faith and Uncharted Lands (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grafton.

More about this marker. An additional NRHP plaque is next to the entrance of the place.

Also see . . . Charles Brainerd House on Wikipedia. Added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 1998 (#98000065). (Submitted on June 4, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Photographed by Thomas Smith, October 8, 2022

2. Charles Brainerd House Marker

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 31, 2023

3. Charles Brainerd House Marker

Additional NRHP plaque

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 324 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 4, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 2. submitted on November 8, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. 3. submitted on June 4, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.