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Rock Island

22 places in Rock Island, Illinois are on the National Register of Historic Places. Neoclassical is the style recorded most often on these buildings. 7 of the listings are historic districts rather than single buildings.

The earliest listing here is Rock Island Arsenal, added Sep 30, 1969.

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

22
Listings
7
Historic districts
1
National Historic Landmarks
1969
First listing

Oldest on the register

First listedRock Island Arsenal · Sep 30, 1969
Oldest construction dateChippiannock Cemetery · built 1850

Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 3 of the 22 listings here. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Landmark · Rock Island County
Rock Island Arsenal
National Historic LandmarkListed 1969
Building · Rock Island County
Best Building
BuildingListed
Building · Rock Island County
Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
BuildingListed 1985
Historic district · Rock Island County
Broadway Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Historic districtListed 1998

Historic districts

Styles that appear most

Neoclassical 4Renaissance Revival 3Romanesque Revival 2Chicago School 1Colonial Revival 1Greek Revival 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 13 of the 22 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Every listing

Arsenal Courts Historic District▾·
Address
1400 Fifth St., Rock Island
Listed for
Military, Politics and government
Significance
Local
Reference
100004851
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗
Best Building▾·
Address
1701-03 2nd Ave., Rock Island
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Cleaveland Building; VanDerGinst Building
Reference
100002328
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Best Building
Black Hawk Museum and Lodge▾1985
Address
1510 46th Ave., Rock Island vicinity
Listed
Mar 4, 1985
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
85002402
Built
1939
Contributing
1 building, 1 object
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
Broadway Historic District (Additional Documentation)▾1998
Address
Roughly bounded by 17th and 23rd Sts., 5th and 7th Aves., Lincoln Court, and 12th and 13th Aves., Rock Island
Listed
Aug 14, 1998
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
98001046
Style
Renaissance Revival architecture
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Broadway Historic District (Additional Documentation)
Chippiannock Cemetery▾1994
Address
2901 Twelfth St., Rock Island
Listed
May 6, 1994
Listed for
Landscape architecture, Art, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
94000437
Built
1850
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Chippiannock Cemetery
Connor House▾1988
Address
702 Twentieth St., Rock Island
Listed
Aug 11, 1988
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Parker House
Reference
88001227
Style
Neoclassical architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture, Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Connor House
Denkmann-Hauberg House▾1972
Address
1300 24th St., Rock Island
Listed
Dec 26, 1972
Listed for
Landscape architecture, Architecture, Social history
Significance
National
Also known as
Hauberg Civic Center
Reference
72000466
Style
Prairie School architecture
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Denkmann-Hauberg House
Downtown Rock Island Historic District▾·
Address
Roughly bound by Iowa terminus of the Centennial Bridge a West 2nd St. Davenport, IA, 21st St., 15th St., and 5th Ave., Rock Island
Listed for
Commerce, Entertainment and recreation, Politics and government, Transportation, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
100004433
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Fort Armstrong Hotel▾1984
Address
3rd Ave. and 19th St., Rock Island
Listed
Nov 13, 1984
Listed for
Architecture, Social history
Significance
Local
Reference
84000327
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Fort Armstrong Hotel
Fort Armstrong Theatre▾1980
Address
1826 3rd Ave., Rock Island
Listed
May 23, 1980
Listed for
Entertainment and recreation, Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Fort Theatre
Reference
80001407
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Fort Armstrong Theatre
Lincoln School▾·
Address
7th Ave. and 22nd St., Rock Island
Reference
85001910
Style
Romanesque Revival architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Lincoln School
Lock and Dam No. 15 Historic District▾2004
Address
NW of Rodman Ave., Twd., NW tip Arsenal Island, Rock Island
Listed
Mar 10, 2004
Listed for
Transportation, Engineering, Maritime history, Social history, Commerce, Conservation, Economics, Military, Politics and government
Significance
National
Reference
04000175
Contributing
2 buildings, 9 structures, 1 object
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Lock and Dam No. 15 Historic District
Old Main, Augustana College▾1975
Address
7th Ave. between 35th and 38th Sts., Rock Island
Listed
Sep 11, 1975
Listed for
Education, European heritage, Architecture
Significance
State
Also known as
Memorial Hall
Reference
75000673
Style
Renaissance Revival architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Old Main, Augustana College
Peoples National Bank Building–Fries Building▾1999
Address
1729-1731 and 1723-1727 2nd Ave., Rock Island
Listed
Nov 22, 1999
Listed for
Architecture, Commerce
Significance
Local
Reference
99001381
Style
Chicago School
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Peoples National Bank Building–Fries Building
Potter House▾1989
Address
1906 7th Ave., Rock Island
Listed
May 5, 1989
Listed for
Communications
Significance
Local
Reference
89000364
Style
Colonial Revival architecture
Contributing
3 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Potter House
Rock Island ArsenalNHL1969
Rock Island Lines Passenger Station▾1982
Address
3029 5th Ave., Rock Island
Listed
Jun 3, 1982
Listed for
Commerce, Economics, Transportation
Significance
Local
Also known as
Rock Island Lines Depot
Reference
82002596
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Rock Island Lines Passenger Station
Sala Apartment Building▾2003
Address
320-330 Nineteenth St., Rock Island
Listed
Aug 21, 2003
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Olmstead Apartment Building
Reference
03000782
Style
Renaissance Revival architecture
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Sala Apartment Building
Stauduhar House▾1982
Address
1609 21st St., Rock Island
Listed
Mar 5, 1982
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
82002597
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Stauduhar House
United States Housing Corporation (U.S.H.C.) Historic District▾·
Address
Unit 1: Roughly bounded by 16th Avenue on the north, 31st Street on the west, 18th Avenue on the south, and 33rd Street on the east. Unit 2: Roughly bounded by 14th Avenue on the north, 39th Street on the west, 18th Avenue on the south, and 1st Street on, Rock Island
Listed for
Community planning, Politics and government, Architecture
Significance
State
Reference
100010709
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗
Robert Wagner House▾1990
Address
904 23rd St., Rock Island
Listed
May 15, 1990
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
90000721
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Wagner, Robert, House
Weyerhaeuser House▾1975
Address
3052 10th Ave., Rock Island
Listed
Sep 11, 1975
Listed for
Industry, Art, Architecture, Social history
Significance
State
Also known as
House on the Hill
Reference
75000674
Style
Second Empire style
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Weyerhaeuser House

Every listing here also appears on its county page for Rock Island County.

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