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District · Alton, Illinois

Downtown Alton (Middletown Historic District)

Downtown Alton's expanded NRHP-listed Middletown Historic District, with 84 of 105 contributing buildings centered on Broadway and State Street along the Mississippi riverfront.

Written from primary sources · register as of Sep 2026

On record
5 independent storefronts
Kinds
5 categories · Eat 2 · Drink 1 · Shop 1 · Culture 1
Location
Addresses on record · plotted as collected
Chains
None, by policy · multi-site operators are removed as the re-check finds them
5
Independent storefronts on record
5 storefronts plotted from addresses on recordNE BROADWAYALBY STLANDMARKS BLVDSTATE STGentelin's On Broadway · RestaurantPost Commons · Coffee ShopSecond Reading Book Shop · BookstoreThe Old Bakery Beer Company · BreweryMooneyham Art · Gallery100 m

Plotted from the register's own address points · north up

The register

5 entries · grouped, then ordered by street so the table reads like a walkOn the map →
№NameCategoryAddressRecord
Eat · 2
01Post Commons

Coffee bar and brunch spot inside Alton's former U.S. Post Office building, serving specialty coffee, tea, and a full brunch menu.

Coffee Shop300 Alby StListed · independent · address on record
02Gentelin's On Broadway

Chef-owned New American/Italian restaurant in downtown Alton, known for scratch-made pasta and seasonal menus.

Restaurant122 E BroadwayListed · independent · address on record
Drink · 1
03The Old Bakery Beer Company

Certified-organic craft brewery and restaurant in downtown Alton, housed in a building with a century-long history as a bakery.

Brewery400 Landmarks BlvdListed · independent · address on record
Shop · 1
04Second Reading Book Shop

Independent bookshop in historic downtown Alton offering rare, first-edition, and used books, plus author events and writing workshops.

Bookstore16 E BroadwayListed · independent · address on record
Culture · 1
05Mooneyham Art

Creative studio and curated gallery on State Street pairing local, regional, and national artists, part of Alton's growing Arts District.

Gallery305 State StListed · independent · address on record

Neighbouring districts

Distance between district centroids, as the crow flies
Elsah Historic District

Elsah · 5 on record · 16.5 km

Grafton Historic District

Grafton · 5 on record · 23.3 km

Lebanon Historic District (Brick Street)

Lebanon · 5 on record · 45.5 km

Maeystown Village

Maeystown · 1 on record · 74.2 km

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