Black Hawk Museum and Lodge

Black Hawk Museum and Lodge
Location 1510 46th Ave., Rock Island, Illinois
Coordinates 41°27′51″N 90°34′21″W / 41.46417°N 90.57250°WCoordinates: 41°27′51″N 90°34′21″W / 41.46417°N 90.57250°W
Architect Joseph F. Booton
Architectural style Colonial
Governing body Private
MPS MPL012 - Illinois State Park Lodges and Cabins Thematic Resources
NRHP Reference # 85002402[1]
Added to NRHP March 4, 1985

Black Hawk Museum and Lodge is located in the Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. The lodge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the in 1985. It is a part of the Illinois State Park Lodges and Cabins Thematic Resources.

Black Hawk State Historic Site

The Black Hawk State Historic Site was established in 1927 and the lodge was built in 1934 as a project of the Civilian Conservation Corps.[2]

Hauberg Indian Museum

The John Hauberg Museum of Native American Life was opened in the lodge in 1939[3] with a collection started by Dr. John Hauberg, a Rock Island philanthropist and president of Augustana College. The museum interprets the story of the Sauk and Meskwaki tribes that lived in the area in a village called the Saukenuk.[4] It was considered one of the largest Native American villages in North America. [3] The collection includes winter and summer houses used by the tribes, and dioramas that depict the lives of the people who lived here from 1750-1830. [2] Artifacts include authentic trade goods, jewelry and domestic items as well as the 18 tonne sculpture of Black Hawk, created in 1892 by Welsh sculptor David Richards (1829-1897).

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hauberg Museum". Black Hawk Park. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Williams, Basil, Lewis, Blake (1986). The Quad Cities USA Book. Bettendorf, Iowa: Basil Williams & Associates. p. 22.
  4. ↑ "Saukenuk Exhibit". Black Hawk Park. Retrieved 2011-03-28.

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