Rock Island in Rock Island County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fort Armstrong Hotel
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 9, 2022
1. Fort Armstrong Hotel Marker
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National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1926
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
Location. 41° 30.585′ N, 90° 34.386′ W. Marker is on Rock Island, Illinois, in Rock Island County. It is at the intersection of 19th Street and 3rd Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1900 3rd Ave, Rock Island IL 61201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Northern Illinois and in the Quad Cities. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Connor House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Robert Wagner House (approx. 0.6 miles away); John Gale & Richard M. Coleman (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fort Armstrong Cemetery Boulders (approx. 0.6 miles away); Site of Fort Armstrong (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fort Armstrong Sesquicentennial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Blackhawk Purchase Treaty Commemorative (approx. 0.7 miles away in Iowa); Fort Armstrong (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rock Island.
Regarding Fort Armstrong Hotel. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:
The Fort ArmstrongHotel is a nine-story structure constructed in 1925-1926 featuring Italian Renaissance Revival architecture. The original floor plan of the hotel provided for 160 guest rooms and 10 apartments on the top floor. Other facilities provided in the common area included a banquet room, three dining rooms, a bar, bowling alley, billiard room, a barbershop...as well as 7 shops on the ground floor. There is also a full basement which was partially finished in its early days, but today serves primarily as an area for storage and the hotel utilities.
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The architect responsible for the design of the Fort Armstrong Hotel was Charles W. Nicol, a prominent Chicago hotel designer during the era of the 1920's. In charge of the general construction was William J. Church, a general construction superintendent of the architectural concern.
Also see . . . Fort Armstrong Hotel. In just one week, more than $450,000 was raised through stock purchases toward construction of the $800,000 hotel. (City of Rock Island, Illinois) (Submitted on July 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 9, 2022
2. Fort Armstrong Hotel Marker
The building now is an assisted-living facility.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 9, 2022
3. Fort Armstrong Hotel
Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
