{"nrhp_refnum":"07000856","name":"Moline Downtown Commercial Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by 12th St. to 18th St., 4th AVe. to 7th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Moline","county":"Rock Island County","state":"IL","lat":41.506414842000055,"lon":-90.51820559709088,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-08-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Commerce"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A downtown commercial historic district in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, centered on 5th Avenue between 12th and 18th Streets, with 100 contributing buildings, one contributing object and 13 non-contributing buildings built from 1845 into the early 20th century.","why_significant":"The district is locally significant under Criterion A for its association with Moline's commercial growth and development. Under Criterion C it is significant for its variety of architectural styles and building forms that show the city's building evolution. Prominent local architects designed several key buildings.","narrative":"Moline's downtown commercial core runs along 5th Avenue between 12th and 18th Streets, with additional buildings on neighboring blocks. Most of the 114 resources are one- to three-story brick commercial buildings with flat roofs set flush against one another, creating a solid streetscape. Three eight-story anchor buildings rise near the center. Styles range from Italianate and Queen Anne to Prairie School, Art Deco and Gothic Revival, and many buildings combine ground-floor shops with upper-floor apartments. The district also includes a Gothic Revival Lutheran church founded by Swedish immigrants, a large Sears Roebuck warehouse and a cast-iron street clock from 1912. It reflects the city's growth from a mill town platted in 1843, powered by the Mississippi River, into a commercial center. The period of significance runs from 1845, when the earliest building was constructed, to 1957. About 88 percent of the buildings contribute to the district's character, and the area is recognized for both its commercial history and architectural variety.","period_of_significance":"1845-1957","architect_builder":"Olaf Z. Cervin; Hammond W. Whitsett; William H. Schulzke; various","architectural_style":"Gothic, Italianate, Queen Anne, Beaux Arts, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Tudor Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Italian Renaissance, Prairie School, Commercial Style, Moderne, Art Deco, Chateauesque","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as primarily commercial with a high level of architectural integrity; most storefronts have been altered at street level. Some buildings are in need of repair or are closed, while others are in use as offices, restaurants and shops.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.745916-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/69/8939/28893969/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/07000856.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000856/7873da977c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000856/7873da977c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Kepper66","credit_html":"Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moline_Downtown_Commercial_Historic_District.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893969","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moline_Downtown_Commercial_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6896191"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/rock-island-county/moline-downtown-commercial-historic-district-07000856/"}