Downtown Rock Island Historic District

Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois Listed Ref. 100004433 District
Downtown Rock Island Historic District, Rock Island, Illinois
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Why it's listed

No readable nomination text is available for this listing yet (nominations after 2012 are held by the National Park Service rather than the National Archives). The facts below come from the National Park Service database.

Key facts

AddressRoughly bound by Iowa terminus of the Centennial Bridge a West 2nd St. Davenport, IA, 21st St., 15th St., and 5th Ave., Rock Island
CountyRock Island County
ListedMarch 13, 2020
Reference number100004433
Resource typeDistrict
Areas of significanceCommerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Transportation, Architecture
Level of significanceLocal
Acreage82.3
Coordinates41.50888, -90.57612 (NPS GIS)

What listing means for this property

This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).

General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.

Sources and further reading

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