National Register of Historic Places listings in Rock Island County, Illinois

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Rock Island County, Illinois.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.^[1]

There are 27 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Another five properties were once listed, but have since been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 28, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed^[4]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Arsenal Courts Historic District	Arsenal Courts Historic District More images	January 6, 2020 (#100004851)	1400 Fifth St. 41°29′50″N 90°35′30″W / 41.497091°N 90.591737°W / 41.497091; -90.591737 (Arsenal Courts Historic District)	Rock Island	Apartment complex built between 1940 and 1941 by the United States Housing Administration to house defense workers at the Rock Island Arsenal.
2	Best Building	Best Building More images	July 17, 2018 (#100002328)	1701-03 2nd Ave. 41°30′40″N 90°34′33″W / 41.5111°N 90.5758°W / 41.5111; -90.5758 (Best Building)	Rock Island	Renaissance Revival commervcial building constructed in 1908.
3	Black Hawk Museum and Lodge	Black Hawk Museum and Lodge More images	March 4, 1985 (#85002402)	1510 46th Ave. 41°27′51″N 90°34′21″W / 41.464167°N 90.572500°W / 41.464167; -90.572500 (Black Hawk Museum and Lodge)	Rock Island	Colonial Revival building that was built as a lodge in a state park. It currently houses the Hauberg Museum.
4	Black's Store	Black's Store	May 28, 1976 (#76000727)	1st Ave. 41°33′25″N 90°24′51″W / 41.556944°N 90.414167°W / 41.556944; -90.414167 (Black's Store)	Hampton	The largest mercantile store in northwestern Illinois when it opened in the 1840s. The building housed the area's first elevator.
5	Broadway Historic District	Broadway Historic District More images	August 14, 1998 (#98001046)	Roughly bounded by 17th and 23rd Sts., 5th and 7th Aves., Lincoln Court, and 12th and 13th Aves. 41°30′08″N 90°34′18″W / 41.502222°N 90.571667°W / 41.502222; -90.571667 (Broadway Historic District)	Rock Island	Historic district with more than 550 Victorian homes and other buildings.
6	Chippiannock Cemetery	Chippiannock Cemetery More images	May 6, 1994 (#94000437)	2901 12th St. 41°28′54″N 90°34′40″W / 41.481667°N 90.577778°W / 41.481667; -90.577778 (Chippiannock Cemetery)	Rock Island	Almerin Hotchkiss patterned his design on the Rural Cemetery style of Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts. It contains monuments by Alexander Stirling Calder and Paul de Vigne.
7	Connor House	Connor House	August 11, 1988 (#88001227)	702 20th St. 41°30′18″N 90°34′19″W / 41.505°N 90.571944°W / 41.505; -90.571944 (Connor House)	Rock Island	An early example of the Queen Anne style in Rock Island. The home is located in the Broadway Historic District.
8	John Deere House	John Deere House	February 5, 2003 (#02001756)	1217 11th Ave. 41°30′06″N 90°31′10″W / 41.501667°N 90.519444°W / 41.501667; -90.519444 (John Deere House)	Moline	The last home owned by inventor and industrialist John Deere. It was built in the Second Empire style.
9	Denkmann-Hauberg House	Denkmann-Hauberg House More images	December 26, 1972 (#72000466)	1300 24th St. 41°29′33″N 90°34′24″W / 41.4925°N 90.573333°W / 41.4925; -90.573333 (Denkmann-Hauberg House)	Rock Island	Prairie School style home designed by Robert C. Spencer. Home to philanthropists John and Susanne (Denkmann) Hauberg
10	Downtown Rock Island Historic District	Downtown Rock Island Historic District More images	March 13, 2020 (#100004433)	Roughly bound by Iowa terminus of the Centennial Bridge a West 2nd St. Davenport, IA, 21st St., 15th St., and 5th Ave. 41°30′36″N 90°34′29″W / 41.509971°N 90.574676°W / 41.509971; -90.574676	Rock Island	Rock Island's Central Business District, which includes the Centennial Bridge that extends across the Mississippi River into Davenport, Iowa.
11	Fort Armstrong Hotel	Fort Armstrong Hotel	November 13, 1984 (#84000327)	3rd Ave. and 19th St. 41°30′34″N 90°34′23″W / 41.509444°N 90.573056°W / 41.509444; -90.573056 (Fort Armstrong Hotel)	Rock Island	Renaissance Revival luxury hotel from the 1920s.
12	Fort Armstrong Theatre	Fort Armstrong Theatre More images	May 23, 1980 (#80001407)	1826 3rd Ave. 41°30′36″N 90°34′18″W / 41.51°N 90.571667°W / 41.51; -90.571667 (Fort Armstrong Theatre)	Rock Island	Art Deco movie palace that opened in 1920.
13	Garfield Elementary School	Garfield Elementary School	April 10, 2017 (#100000848)	1518 25th Ave. 41°29′14″N 90°30′53″W / 41.487345°N 90.514734°W / 41.487345; -90.514734 (Garfield Elementary School)	Moline	Neoclassical school building completed in 1902 that is being converted into apartments.
14	LeClaire Hotel	LeClaire Hotel More images	February 4, 1994 (#94000025)	Junction of 19th St. and 5th Ave. 41°30′31″N 90°30′41″W / 41.508611°N 90.511389°W / 41.508611; -90.511389 (LeClaire Hotel)	Moline	Fifteen-story Renaissance Revival and Commercial-style hotel that opened in 1915. It was the tallest building in the Quad Cities when it opened.
15	Lock and Dam No. 15 Historic District	Lock and Dam No. 15 Historic District More images	March 10, 2004 (#04000175)	Northwest of Rodman Ave., Twd., on the northwestern tip of Arsenal Island 41°31′04″N 90°33′58″W / 41.517778°N 90.566111°W / 41.517778; -90.566111	Rock Island	The largest roller dam in the world.
16	Lock and Dam No. 16 Historic District	Lock and Dam No. 16 Historic District More images	March 10, 2004 (#04000176)	33109 102nd Ave., W. 41°25′46″N 91°00′42″W / 41.429327°N 91.011721°W / 41.429327; -91.011721	Muscatine	Extends into Muscatine County, Iowa.
17	Moline Downtown Commercial Historic District	Moline Downtown Commercial Historic District More images	August 30, 2007 (#07000856)	Roughly bounded by 12th St. to 18th St., 4th Ave. to 7th Ave. 41°30′25″N 90°30′55″W / 41.506944°N 90.515278°W / 41.506944; -90.515278	Moline	Thirty-three-acre section of the Central Business District in Moline. One hundred buildings contribute to its historical significance.
18	Old Main, Augustana College	Old Main, Augustana College	September 11, 1975 (#75000673)	7th Ave. between 35th and 38th Sts. 41°30′15″N 90°32′58″W / 41.504167°N 90.549444°W / 41.504167; -90.549444 (Old Main, Augustana College)	Rock Island	Renaissance Revival building on the campus of Augustana College. It was built from 1884-1893.
19	Peoples National Bank Building-Fries Building	Peoples National Bank Building-Fries Building More images	November 22, 1999 (#99001381)	1729-1731 and 1723-1727 2nd Ave. 41°30′39″N 90°34′30″W / 41.510833°N 90.575°W / 41.510833; -90.575	Rock Island	Two adjoining commercial buildings in downtown Rock Island. Both were built in the Classical Revival style in the late 19th century.
20	Potter House	Potter House	May 5, 1989 (#89000364)	1906 7th Ave. 41°30′18″N 90°34′25″W / 41.505°N 90.573611°W / 41.505; -90.573611 (Potter House)	Rock Island	Colonial Revival residence of newspaper owner Minnie Potter. It is located in the Broadway Historic District.
21	Rock Island Arsenal	Rock Island Arsenal More images	September 30, 1969 (#69000057)	Rock Island in the Mississippi River 41°30′58″N 90°32′21″W / 41.516111°N 90.539167°W / 41.516111; -90.539167 (Rock Island Arsenal)	Rock Island	Originally the site of Fort Armstrong, it is now the largest government-owned weapons manufacturing arsenal in the United States. Located on an island in the Mississippi River, it served as a prison camp during the American Civil War.
22	Rock Island Lines Passenger Station	Rock Island Lines Passenger Station More images	June 3, 1982 (#82002596)	3029 5th Ave. 41°30′29″N 90°33′20″W / 41.508056°N 90.555556°W / 41.508056; -90.555556	Rock Island	A Renaissance Revival style train depot that opened in 1901 and closed in 1980. It now serves as a banquet hall.
23	Rock Island National Cemetery	Rock Island National Cemetery More images	June 13, 1997 (#97000560)	0.25 miles north of the southern tip of Rock Island 41°30′46″N 90°31′32″W / 41.512778°N 90.525556°W / 41.512778; -90.525556 (Rock Island National Cemetery)	Rock Island	Established as a national cemetery in 1863 during the Civil War. It also contains a separate cemetery for the Confederate prisoners of war who were held on the island.
24	Sala Apartment Building	Sala Apartment Building	August 21, 2003 (#03000782)	320-330 19th St. 41°30′32″N 90°34′24″W / 41.508889°N 90.573333°W / 41.508889; -90.573333 (Sala Apartment Building)	Rock Island	Renaissance Revival apartment building built in two sections in 1903 and 1913.
25	Stauduhar House	Stauduhar House	March 5, 1982 (#82002597)	1609 21st St. 41°29′43″N 90°34′15″W / 41.495278°N 90.570833°W / 41.495278; -90.570833 (Stauduhar House)	Rock Island	Home of Rock Island architect George P. Stauduhar, which he designed in 1895.
26	Robert Wagner House	Robert Wagner House	May 15, 1990 (#90000721)	904 23rd St. 41°30′08″N 90°34′05″W / 41.502222°N 90.568056°W / 41.502222; -90.568056 (Robert Wagner House)	Rock Island	Classical Revival home of a Rock Island brewer and banker. Built in 1904, it is located in the Broadway Historic District.
27	Weyerhaeuser House	Weyerhaeuser House	September 11, 1975 (#75000674)	3052 10th Ave. 41°30′05″N 90°33′19″W / 41.501389°N 90.555278°W / 41.501389; -90.555278 (Weyerhaeuser House)	Rock Island	Rock Island home of lumber baron Frederick Weyerhaeuser. He bought the house in 1865 and extensively renovated it 1882-1883 in the Second Empire style.

Former listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Joseph Huntoon Homestead	Upload image	May 5, 1978 (#78001182)	September 5, 1986	821 16th St.	Moline	Demolished in 1986.
2	Industrial Home No. 94	Upload image	November 28, 1978 (#79000866)	May 5, 1981	2100 3rd Ave.	Rock Island	Destroyed by fire, December 19, 1980.
3	Lincoln School	Lincoln School More images	August 29, 1985 (#85001910)	January 2, 2020	7th Ave. and 22nd St. 41°30′20″N 90°34′09″W / 41.505556°N 90.569167°W / 41.505556; -90.569167 (Lincoln School)	Rock Island	Romanesque Revival school building designed by E.S. Hammatt. It opened in 1893 and ceased being used as a school in 1980. It was located in the Broadway Historic District. It was demolished in 2012.^[5]
4	General Thomas Rodman House	Upload image	October 3, 1978 (#78001183)	March 16, 1987	2532 8½ Ave.	Rock Island	Destroyed by fire, November 7, 1986.^[6]
5	Villa de Chantal Historic District	Villa de Chantal Historic District	May 22, 2005 (#05000432)	August 28, 2012	2101 16th Ave. 41°29′55″N 90°34′13″W / 41.498611°N 90.570278°W / 41.498611; -90.570278	Rock Island	Former Catholic girls school that opened in this location in 1901. Most of the main building was destroyed in a fire in 2005.

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-council-approves-demolition-of-lincoln-school-building-20110920,0,1382899.story
^ "Flames wrack Rodman House second time". The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus. November 7, 1986. p. 1. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.