Peoria station (Rock Island Line)
Peoria | |||||||||||
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| Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 32 Liberty Street, Peoria, Illinois 61602 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1899–1900 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1978 | ||||||||||
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Rock Island Depot and Freight House | |||||||||||
City of Peoria Local Historic Landmark | |||||||||||
Classical Revival, Italian Villa[2] | |||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 78001180[1] | ||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 | ||||||||||
The Rock Island Depot and Freight House is a two-story
depression of the 1880s, Peoria was a transportation hub.[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] The last Rock Island train out of the station was the Peoria Rocket in 1978, of the company's Rock Island Rockets
series.
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.
See also
- Prairie Marksman
- Rock Island Rockets
- Peoria Union Station — demolished station to the southwest
Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ISBN 978-0-7385-5469-3.
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