{"nrhp_refnum":"98001046","name":"Broadway Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by 17th and 23rd Sts., 5th and 7th Aves., Lincoln Court, and 12th and 13th Aves.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rock Island","county":"Rock Island County","state":"IL","lat":41.50225184350006,"lon":-90.57023167810524,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district south and east of downtown Rock Island, Illinois, roughly bounded by 17th and 23rd streets, 5th and 7th avenues, Lincoln Court, and 12th and 13th avenues. It contains 865 buildings and outbuildings dating from c. 1854 to 1948.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the district as a largely intact late nineteenth and early twentieth century neighborhood with a wide range of architectural styles, dominated by Queen Anne and transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival houses. It retains its design, setting, materials, workmanship and location, and recent rehabilitation has reversed many alterations. The excerpt provided does not include the full statement of significance.","narrative":"Broadway Historic District is a dense residential neighborhood south and east of downtown Rock Island, Illinois, close to the Mississippi River. Of its 865 buildings and outbuildings, 715 contribute to its historic character. Construction dates run from about 1854 to 1948. Most buildings are single-family houses, along with historic double houses, two-flats, eight apartment buildings, more than 180 garages and twelve carriage barns. Queen Anne houses dominate, many showing Colonial Revival influence, alongside Greek Revival, Italianate, Craftsman, Romanesque Revival and other styles. Four churches, the 1893 Old Lincoln School and a few small storefronts add variety. Most buildings are frame with clapboard siding, though brick, stone and rock-faced concrete block also appear. Mature trees, limestone or concrete curbs, retaining walls and the circular Lincoln Court give the area a distinct character. Alterations such as synthetic siding and enclosed porches are mostly reversible, and an ongoing effort to restore original siding has helped the district keep its integrity.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Italianate (also Greek Revival, Romanesque Revival, French Second Empire, Classical Revival, International)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Overwhelmingly residential and still mostly single-family use; the Old Lincoln School and the First Church of Christ, Scientist are vacant. Many houses are being rehabilitated.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.22707-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/61/8939/28893961/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/98001046.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001046/61db9988ff-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98001046/61db9988ff-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broadway_HD_RI_IL.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:Broadway_HD_RI_IL.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893961","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_Historic_District_(Rock_Island,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4972453"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/rock-island-county/broadway-historic-district-98001046/"}