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Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 102, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & First Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 102, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 280, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 280, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 103, Rodman Avenue & First Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 103, Rodman Avenue & First Street, R...

Significance: Although Rock Island Arsenal was designated an ordnance manufacturing installation during the Civil War, it was not until World War I that all of the stone Greek Revival shops on Rodman Avenue wer... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 220, Rodman Avenue between Flager & Gronen Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 220, Rodman Avenue between Flager & ...

Significance: During and immediately after World War I, the Ordnance Department erected several buildings on Rodman Avenue, just west of the nineteenth-century, Greek Revival stone shops. To maintain the "gran... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 68, Rodman Avenue between Fourth Street & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 68, Rodman Avenue between Fourth Str...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 90, East Avenue between North Avenue & King Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 90, East Avenue between North Avenue...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 90, East Avenue between North Avenue & King Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 90, East Avenue between North Avenue...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 60, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & First Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 60, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie ...

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Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 66, Rodman Avenue between Third & Fourth Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 66, Rodman Avenue between Third & Fo...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 2, Terrace Drive between Gillespie Avenue & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 2, Terrace Drive between Gillespie A...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 2, Terrace Drive between Gillespie Avenue & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 2, Terrace Drive between Gillespie A...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & T...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & T...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 139, Second Street between Ramsey Street & South Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 139, Second Street between Ramsey St...

Significance: The Artillery Wheel Stock Dry Kiln was one of a pair of almost identical buildings erected in 1917-1918 for seasoning lumber used in the arsenal's manufacturing program (see HAER No. IL-20X). The... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 139, Second Street between Ramsey Street & South Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 139, Second Street between Ramsey St...

Significance: The Artillery Wheel Stock Dry Kiln was one of a pair of almost identical buildings erected in 1917-1918 for seasoning lumber used in the arsenal's manufacturing program (see HAER No. IL-20X). The... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 105, South Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & Second Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 105, South Avenue between Gillespie ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 105, South Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & Second Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 105, South Avenue between Gillespie ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Ave...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 104, Rodman Avenue between First & Second Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 104, Rodman Avenue between First & S...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: Replacing a waterpower telodynamic system on the same site, the hydroelectric Powerhouse was completed in 1901 to meet the increased power demands of a small arms plant established at the arsenal ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: Replacing a waterpower telodynamic system on the same site, the hydroelectric Powerhouse was completed in 1901 to meet the increased power demands of a small arms plant established at the arsenal ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: Replacing a waterpower telodynamic system on the same site, the hydroelectric Powerhouse was completed in 1901 to meet the increased power demands of a small arms plant established at the arsenal ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: Replacing a waterpower telodynamic system on the same site, the hydroelectric Powerhouse was completed in 1901 to meet the increased power demands of a small arms plant established at the arsenal ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 360, Gillespie Avenue between Rodman Avenue & North Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 360, Gillespie Avenue between Rodman...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace Drive & Hedge Lane, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace Drive & Hedge Lane, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace Drive & Hedge Lane, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace Drive & Hedge Lane, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace Drive & Hedge Lane, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace Drive & Hedge Lane, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island Bridge, Fort Armstrong Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island Bridge, Fort Armstrong Avenue, Rock I...

Significance: The Rock Island Bridge was constructed in 1895-1896 to connect the arsenal with Davenport, Iowa. It was the first major bridge commission of Chicago engineer Ralph Modjeski, who subsequently esta... More

Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rodman Avenue, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rodman Avenue, Rock Island Arsenal, ...

Survey number: HALS IL-4 Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 102, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & First Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 102, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 102, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & First Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 102, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 140, Second Street between Ramsey Street & South Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 140, Second Street between Ramsey St...

Significance: The Gun Stock Dry Kiln was one of a pair of almost identical buildings erected in 1917-1918 for seasoning lumber used in the arsenal's manufacturing program (see HAER No. IL-20W). The building wa... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 110, Rodman Avenue between Fourth Street & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 110, Rodman Avenue between Fourth St...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 106, Rodman Avenue between Second & ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Illinois Waterway, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Illinois Waterway, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District,...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office was chosen as address location; Illinois Waterway spans from Mississippi River at Grafton, IL to Lake Michigan at Chicago and Calument Harbors Significance: The Illinois Wate... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 131, South Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & Second Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 131, South Avenue between Gillespie ...

Significance: Located immediately south of Shop A, Storehouse A was completed in 1905 to replace an earlier structure of the same name that had burned two years earlier on the same site. Based on the plans of ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 220, Rodman Avenue between Flager & Gronen Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 220, Rodman Avenue between Flager & ...

Significance: During and immediately after World War I, the Ordnance Department erected several buildings on Rodman Avenue, just west of the nineteenth-century, Greek Revival stone shops. To maintain the "gran... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 4, Terrace Avenue between Gillespie & East Avenues, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 4, Terrace Avenue between Gillespie ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 225, Rodman Avenue between Flagler Street & Gillespie Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 225, Rodman Avenue between Flagler S...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 225, Rodman Avenue between Flagler Street & Gillespie Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 225, Rodman Avenue between Flagler S...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 53, North Avenue North of Midpoint, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 53, North Avenue North of Midpoint, ...

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Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 53, North Avenue North of Midpoint, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 53, North Avenue North of Midpoint, ...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Illinois, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 66, Rodman Avenue between Third & Fourth Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 66, Rodman Avenue between Third & Fo...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 109, Rodman Avenue & Fourth Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 109, Rodman Avenue & Fourth Street, ...

Significance: Although Rock Island Arsenal was designated an ordnance manufacturing installation during the Civil War, it was not until World War I that all of the stone Greek Revival shops on Rodman Avenue wer... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 2, Terrace Drive between Gillespie Avenue & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 2, Terrace Drive between Gillespie A...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 321, Rodman Avenue & Rock Island Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 321, Rodman Avenue & Rock Island Ave...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 321, Rodman Avenue & Rock Island Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 321, Rodman Avenue & Rock Island Ave...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 251, Gillespie Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 251, Gillespie Avenue & Ramsey Stree...

Significance: Situated in a manufacturing area southwest of the Greek Revival stone shops on Rodman Avenue, the TNT Building was constructed in 1917-1918 as part of an artillery shell production complex. The b... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 139, Second Street between Ramsey Street & South Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 139, Second Street between Ramsey St...

Significance: The Artillery Wheel Stock Dry Kiln was one of a pair of almost identical buildings erected in 1917-1918 for seasoning lumber used in the arsenal's manufacturing program (see HAER No. IL-20X). The... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Ave...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Ave...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 67, Rodman Avenue & Fourth Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 67, Rodman Avenue & Fourth Street, R...

Significance: Although Rock Island was designated an ordnance manufacturing installation during the Civil War, it was not until World War I that all of the stone Greek Revival shops on Rodman Avenue were fully ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace Drive & Hedge Lane, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 280, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 280, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 110, Rodman Avenue between Fourth Street & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 110, Rodman Avenue between Fourth St...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Grounds, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 346, Davenport Drive, Arsenal Ground...

Significance: The Davenport House is significant for both its architecture and close association with George Davenport. The building is a rare, frontier-era, Greek Revival structure that served as Davenport's h... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 131, South Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & Second Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 131, South Avenue between Gillespie ...

Significance: Located immediately south of Shop A, Storehouse A was completed in 1905 to replace an earlier structure of the same name that had burned two years earlier on the same site. Based on the plans of ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten, stone Greek Revival manufacturi... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten, stone Greek Revival manufacturi... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 56, North Avenue & East Avenue, Rock...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten, stone Greek Revival manufacturi... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 90, East Avenue between North Avenue & King Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 90, East Avenue between North Avenue...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 60, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & First Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 60, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 133, Gillespie Avenue between South Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 133, Gillespie Avenue between South ...

Significance: Situated in a manufacturing area southwest of the Greek Revival stone shops on Rodman Avenue, the Incinerator Buildings was constructed in 1917-1918 as part of an artillery shell production comple... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 2, Terrace Drive between Gillespie Avenue & East Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 2, Terrace Drive between Gillespie A...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 321, Rodman Avenue & Rock Island Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 321, Rodman Avenue & Rock Island Ave...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Locks & Dam No. 15, Locks Operator's Shelter House, Arsenal Island, Upper Mississippi River, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Locks & Dam No. 15, Locks Operator's Shelter House, Arsenal Island, Up...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 1927-1940 Upper Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project changed the free-flowing river into an intra-continental canal, regulated and controlled for the promotio... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & T...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & Third Streets, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 64, Rodman Avenue between Second & T...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 139, Second Street between Ramsey Street & South Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 139, Second Street between Ramsey St...

Significance: The Artillery Wheel Stock Dry Kiln was one of a pair of almost identical buildings erected in 1917-1918 for seasoning lumber used in the arsenal's manufacturing program (see HAER No. IL-20X). The... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Ave...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Avenue & Ramsey Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 138, Second Avenue between South Ave...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 160, Sylvan Drive, Rock Island, Rock...

Significance: Replacing a waterpower telodynamic system on the same site, the hydroelectric Powerhouse was completed in 1901 to meet the increased power demands of a small arms plant established at the arsenal ... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 360, Gillespie Avenue between Rodman Avenue & North Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 360, Gillespie Avenue between Rodman...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace Drive & Hedge Lane, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace Drive & Hedge Lane, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 1, Gillespie Avenue between Terrace ...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for construction of ten large manufacturing shops, five on each side of the island's majo... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island Bridge, Fort Armstrong Avenue, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island Bridge, Fort Armstrong Avenue, Rock I...

Significance: The Rock Island Bridge was constructed in 1895-1896 to connect the arsenal with Davenport, Iowa. It was the first major bridge commission of Chicago engineer Ralph Modjeski, who subsequently esta... More

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 102, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie Avenue & First Street, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Rock Island Arsenal, Building No. 102, Rodman Avenue between Gillespie...

Significance: After taking command of Rock Island Arsenal in 1865, General Thomas Jefferson Rodman devised a master plan for the installation calling for the construction of ten large, Greek Revival, manufactur... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mississipi River (Arsenal Island), Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL

Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel Project, Lock & Dam No. 15, Upper Mis...

Significance: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nine-Foot Channel Project (1927-1940) represents the culmination of a 100-year effort to improve the navigability of the Upper Mississippi River between the mouth ... More

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