Arsenal Courts Historic District, Rock Island

Name: Arsenal Courts Historic District
Address: Rock Island, United States

#19 among attractions in Rock Island

Interesting neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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Arsenal Courts, also known as Century Woods, is a nationally recognized historic district located in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. At the time of its nomination it consisted of 43 resources, all of them contributing buildings. ()

Coordinates: 41°29'49"N, 90°35'30"W

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Douglas ParkRock Island United States

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Arsenal Courts Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Downtown Rock Island Historic District, Rock Island Centennial Bridge, Chippiannock Cemetery, Crescent Rail Bridge.

1.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Downtown Rock Island Historic District, Rock Island
32 min walk • The Downtown Rock Island Historic District is a national historic district encompassing 82.3 acres in downtown Rock Island, Illinois.
1.2 miNE
Bridge
Rock Island Centennial Bridge, Davenport
32 min walk • The Rock Island Centennial Bridge, officially the Master Sargeant Stanley W. Talbot Memorial Bridge, connects Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa. The bridge is 3,850 feet long and stands 170 feet above water level.
1.3 miSE
Cemetery, Gothic Revival architecture
Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island
33 min walk • Chippiannock Cemetery is a rural cemetery located on 12th Street and 31st Avenue in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. The word “Chippiannock” is a Native American term which means “place of the dead”.
1.1 miN
Bridge
Crescent Rail Bridge, Davenport
28 min walk • The Crescent Bridge carries a rail line across the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois. It was formerly owned by the Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway, a joint subsidiary of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and Chicago, Milwaukee, St.
0.9 miE
Park
Longview Park, Rock Island
22 min walk • Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens is a city park located at 1300 17th Street, Rock Island, Illinois. It is open daily without charge. The park includes a conservatory, greenhouse, flower gardens, playground equipment, picnic shelters, volleyball pit, swimming pool, tennis courts, and walking paths.
1.3 miNE
Library
Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island
33 min walk • The Rock Island Public Library is located in downtown Rock Island, Illinois. The Rock Island Public Library traces its beginnings to 1872, making it one the oldest public libraries in Illinois. However, fee-based public libraries started in 1855 in Rock Island and have contributed to the history of Illinois' original library system.
1.4 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Fort Armstrong Theatre, Rock Island
35 min walk • Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse, Formerly known as The fort Armstrong theater, is an historic building located in downtown Rock Island, Illinois, United States. It opened in 1920 and it was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
1.3 miNE
41°30'17"N • 90°34'10"W
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum - Rock Island, Rock Island
33 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
1.3 miNE
Interesting neighbourhood
Best Building, Rock Island
33 min walk • The Best Building is a historic building located in downtown Rock Island, Illinois, United States. It was built by Louis Best, an industrialist and real estate magnate from Davenport, Iowa in 1908. It was designed by the prominent Davenport architectural firm of Clausen & Clausen in the Renaissance Revival style.
1.3 miNE
Church
First Church of Christ, Rock Island
33 min walk • The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, is an historic Christian Science church building located at 700 22nd Street, Rock Island, Illinois, United States. Designed by architect William C. Jones of Chicago in the Palladian style, it was built between 1914-1915.
0.5 miNE
41°30'13"N • 90°35'12"W
Martin Luther King Community Center, Rock Island
14 min walk • Park