National Historic Landmark · house · Alton, Illinois

Lyman Trumbull House

Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.

Lyman Trumbull house, Alton, ILLyman Trumbull House
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 2 in the Commons category

The record

Register nameTrumbull, Lyman, House
Property typeBuilding
Address1105 Henry St., Alton, IL
CountyMadison County
ListedMay 15, 1975
Listed forPolitics and government
Level of significanceNational
Reference number75000667
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 building

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

Visiting

Address1105 Henry St., Alton, IL
Coordinates38.8972° N, 90.1760° W · Directions ↗
Also in Alton16 listed places in Alton →
Nearest national park unitGateway Arch National Park · 19 miles · 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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Questions people ask

When was Lyman Trumbull House listed on the National Register?

May 15, 1975. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Lyman Trumbull House?

1105 Henry St., Alton, Madison County, Illinois. The nearest national park unit is Gateway Arch National Park, 19 miles away.

Source: Gateway Arch National Park

Where is the nomination form for Lyman Trumbull House?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Is there cell service at Lyman Trumbull House?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. 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 nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.