Band Stand - Cairo Historic District - Cairo, IL
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YoSam.
N 37° 00.622 W 089° 11.156
16S E 305517 N 4098256
Number 4 on the NRHP list.
Waymark Code: WMZHGN
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2018
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County of pavilion: Alexander County
Location of pavilion: Magnolia Drive, between 28th St & 33rd St., center of park, Cairo
"4. BAND STAND
in St. Mary's Park
Built in 1876 (?)
St. Mary's has been a city park since 1872. The band stand, reportedly erected as part of Cairo's celebration of the Centennial of the American Revolution, was the site of a speech by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907.
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
Marker in site:
ST MARY'S PARK PAVILION
Built 1876
For America's Centennial
*Site of 1907 speech by President Theodore Roosevelt
*Restored 1999 with Funding from The
Intermodal Surface Transportation Enhancement Act
And Assistance from Cairo Park Commissioner
Carolyn Ponting, Southern Foundatio, Wm. P. Halliday, Jr.,
Bill Harrell, Grant Write Helen Bishoff,
Special Projects Coordinator Monica L. Smith,
IDOT Personnel Comer Phillips & Galen Coffel,
Architect Bob Swenson And Contractor Keith Thomas
Mayor James F. Wilson
Dedicated April 1, 1999