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Rock Island Depot and Freight House
Peoria station (Rock Island Line) is located in Peoria County, Illinois
Peoria station (Rock Island Line)
Location32 Liberty St., Peoria, Illinois
Arealess than one acre
Built1899-1900
Architectural styleNeo-Renaissance, Classical Revival, Italian Villa[2]
NRHP reference No.78001180[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1978

The Rock Island Depot and Freight House is a two-story railroad station and adjacent one-story freight house from the turn of the 20th century. It was constructed in 1899 directly besides the Illinois River in the American city of Peoria, Illinois. The depot and freight house are Peoria's last remaining historic reminders of the importance of the railroad in the city's past.[2] The depot was built by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad as the terminus of a major branch line that delivered significant goods and passengers to Peoria. The 1900 opening of the depot was attended by "throngs of populous;" at its height before the depression of the 1880s, Peoria was a transportation hub, rivaled only by Chicago in the Midwest.[2] The station's clock tower was removed in 1939.[3] The buildings were listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

After the end of train service, the building became known as River Station, and has been a restaurant, and afterwards a set of restaurants and bars. Currently the building is occupied by Martinis On Water Street, and The Blue Duck Barbecue Tavern. It is adjacent to the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Rock Island Depot and Freight House," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, HAARGIS Database. Retrieved 16 April 2007.
  3. ^ Bobbitt, Charles A.; Bobbitt, LaDonna (1998). Peoria: A Postcard History. Arcadia Publishing. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-7385-5469-3.
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