Old Custom House - Cairo, IL
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YoSam.
N 37° 00.168 W 089° 10.318
16S E 306741 N 4097388
The Great River Road link and my visit the Museum was free...alas, things change, small free is now charged.
Waymark Code: WMWKQ8
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2017
Views: 1
County of museum: Alexander County
Location of museum: 1400 Washington Ave. (US 51), Cairo
Building built: 1872
Museum phone: 618-734-9632
"In the meantime, Cairo continued to grow due to the high river traffic. In fact, there was so much river traffic that the Federal Government designated Cairo as a Port of Delivery and began to make plans to build a United States Customs House. The building was designed by Alfred Mullett, who also designed the San Francisco Mint, the US Treasury Building, and old State Department building in Washington, D.C.
"Opened in 1872, the building also held a U.S. Post Office on the first floor, which became third in importance in the nation at that time because of its mail connections to and from the emerging West. The second floor housed various government agencies, and a Federal courtroom was on the third floor. Called the “Old Custom House” today, it continues to stand as a museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located at 1400 Washington Avenue." ~ Legends of America
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