{"nrhp_refnum":"78001180","name":"Rock Island Depot and Freight House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"32 Liberty St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Peoria","county":"Peoria County","state":"IL","lat":40.68825904600004,"lon":-89.58911184199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A railroad station complex at 32 Liberty Street in Peoria, Illinois, consisting of a two-story brick depot and an adjacent one-story freight house, both built in 1899-1900 beside the Illinois River.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is the last remaining structure showing the importance of the railroad in Peoria's history. Its eclectic character is also said to reflect the revival of the trade-based economy at the end of the nineteenth century. It is presented as a good example of Peoria architecture of the turn of the century.","narrative":"Built in 1899-1900 at 32 Liberty Street in Peoria, this railroad complex pairs a two-story depot with a one-story freight house, set between a department store and the Illinois River. The walls are red brick with recessed bonding courses forming quoins and pilasters, on a base of Lake Superior sandstone. A low clay tile roof with bracketed Italianate overhangs and a long wooden waiting shed give the depot its broad, horizontal look. The freight house has a gabled roof carried on wood and iron King-post trusses. A clock tower originally rose 118 feet; lightning damage led to its upper part being removed in 1939. The public portion was remodeled in 1948, and a brick link joined the two buildings in 1965. The nomination calls it the last remaining structure showing the railroad's importance in Peoria's history, and a good example of the city's turn-of-the-century commercial architecture.","period_of_significance":"1899-1900","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Picturesque eclecticism with Italianate and classical details (Italian Villa tower placement); a reviewer's note mentions Romanesque Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as unoccupied with development plans under consideration; condition marked excellent and altered; owned by the City of Peoria.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.662416-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/63/8938/28893863/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/78001180.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001180/e587c3d654-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001180/e587c3d654-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Ron Reiring","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peoria,_IL_train_station.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron Reiring</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peoria,_IL_train_station.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893863","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peoria_station_(Rock_Island_Line)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7354506"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/peoria-county/rock-island-depot-and-freight-house-78001180/"}