Rock Island City
Rock Island City Hall is located at 1528 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201.
Phone: 309‑732‑2000.
Neighborhoods
- Broadway Historic District
- Highland Park Historic District
- Arts and Entertainment District
- Beaver Landing
- Bel Aire
- Berkshire
- Blackhawk
- Bowers French Farm
- Brooks Groves
- Bugarts Additions
- Burgarts
- Campbells
- Carrage Place
- Christensens
- Clipper Condos
- College Heights
- Colonial Heights
- Dacks Addition
- Dengers Addition
- Douglas Park
- Dumarche
- East Lawn
- Eastlawn Addition
- Edgewood Park
- Elm Crest Addition
- Fox Trail
- Franklin
- French Farm
- French Oaks
- Garden
- Glenwood Heights
- Greenbush
- Greencroft Condos
- Guyers
- Hales Addition
- Harper
- Hawthorn Place
- Heather Hills
- Hedgeside
- Highland Place
- Highland Springs
- Hill Crest
- Hinrichs
- Hodge Park Condos
- Hodgson
- Howards Addition
- John W Spencers
- Keystone
- Kingsbury
- Lakeview Estates
- Lauriewood
- Lincoln Park
- Long View Heights
- Longview
- Marshall Place
- Mississippi Heights
- Mosenfelder
- Oak Hills
- Oak Knoll
- Old Town
- Old Town Chicago
- Paridons
- Park View Addition
- Park View Addition
- Parkview Court
- Pleasant Hills
- Randersons
- Richmonds
- Ridgewood Heights
- Rock River Heights
- Rodman Heights
- Rodman Place
- Schnells Addition
- South Rock Island
- Springhill Estates
- Stadium Drive
- The Terraces
- US Housing Corporation
- Velie Creek
- Villa Court Condos
- Walker Court
- Wallace Grove
- Walnut Heights
- Walnut Ridge
- Washington Park
- Watch Hill
- Watch Hill
- Watch Hill Terrace
- Watch Hill Woods
- Weismans Subdivision
- Westlawn
- Westlawn Addition
- Wheelans Addition
- Whispering Oaks
- Wildwood
- Wooded Hills
- Woodland Oaks
Beginnings [1]
Located in western Illinois on the Mississippi River, Rock Island is part of a region of communities known as the "Quad Cities," which additionally consist of East Moline and Moline, Illinois and Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, all being located along the Mississippi River. Rock Island's population of over 39,000 therefore contributes to a much larger community impression with the other neighboring, contiguous communities. As with the other communities, Rock Island's existence is due to its location on the river. The city was platted in 1835 on low land between 10th and 17th streets, and was originally known as Stephenson (after briefly being noted as Davenport.) The transportation afforded by the river resulted in the community first existing as a trading post, with the earliest development focusing along the river. Later, the vitality of the community was enhanced by the location of the railroad, including a bridge across the river. The railroad bridge, constructed by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, was the first such bridge over the Mississippi River. It was completed in 1856.
- Alice E. Novak, Preservation Planner and Karen L. Kummer, Architectural Historian, Archisearch, Broadway Historic District, Rock Island County, Illinois, nomination document, 1998, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.
Nearby Towns: Bettendorf City •
Davenport City •
Moline City •