{"nrhp_refnum":"82002596","name":"Rock Island Lines Passenger Station","other_names":["Rock Island Lines Depot"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"3029 5th Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rock Island","county":"Rock Island County","state":"IL","lat":41.508173414000055,"lon":-90.55578419499994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Economics","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story brick railroad passenger station at 3029 5th Avenue (U.S. Route 150) in Rock Island, Illinois, designed by Chicago firm Frost & Granger and built in 1901 by contractor John Volk for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the depot is significant for its role in the growth of Rock Island, the Quad-Cities and the westward expansion of the railroad. It is the oldest remaining Rock Island Lines station in the Quad-Cities and served as the regional operations headquarters. It is also described as the last significant structure from the railroad's prosperous period.","narrative":"Built in 1901 at 5th Avenue and 31st Street in Rock Island, this one-story brick depot served the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway. Chicago architects Frost & Granger designed it, and local contractor John Volk built it for $75,000. The building measures 135 by 40 feet and combines several styles into a Neo-Renaissance Revival form, with a rusticated granite base, arched windows and entrances, decorative brickwork, and a hipped roof. Inside, a marble-floored waiting room has a vaulted ceiling and a fireplace. The station was the regional operations headquarters, while the Moline and Davenport stations were only stopping points. It was the focal point of the railroad's 1952 centennial celebration. Passenger service ended in 1979, and the depot was closed and boarded up in April 1980. The nomination presents it as the oldest surviving Rock Island Lines station in the Quad-Cities and a remnant of the first rail terminal west of Chicago, which made Rock Island a hub for people and freight.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900- (specific date ca. 1901)","architect_builder":"John Volk (Builder)/Frost & Granger (Architect)","architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival or Neo-Renaissance Revival, blending several styles","criteria":[],"status_note":"Abandoned and boarded up since April 1, 1980; windows broken, paneling torn out, and weeds around the building, though structurally sound.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.407579-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/8939/28893983/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/82002596.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002596/c03bedb3cd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002596/c03bedb3cd-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_Island_RI_station.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rock_Island_RI_station.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893983","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Island_station_(Rock_Island_Line)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7354514"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/rock-island-county/rock-island-lines-passenger-station-82002596/"}