LANDMARKS IN BROADWAY

Welcome to a tour of Rock Island Landmarks located in Broadway. Half of Rock Island’s Landmarks are located in this architecture-rich neighborhood. These homes represent the best in architectural integrity, clearly portraying building styles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The homes on this tour represent a snapshot in time, showing style preferences, house sizes and even the influence of technical and construction innovation. All Rock Island Landmarks accurately portray historic architecture, and many are tied to significant people in local history. To maintain this truth of time and place, changes to the exterior of Rock Island Landmarks are reviewed by the Rock Island Preservation Commission. While these buildings are not preserved as museums, alterations must not damage or overwhelm key historic elements of the Landmark property. The Preservation Commission is tasked with maintaining a delicate balance of honoring the past with the needs of present and future families.

To see or hear more detail about each building, you can click on the map number, the building photograph or the address menu. To download a map to take on the Landmarks in Broadway tour, please click here. Adobe Reader is necessary to print the map.