Photos: Inside the former Illinois National Guard Armory in Rockford

September 22, 2024|By Kevin Haas|In 815 News, Rockford, Trending, Photo Gallery, Rock River Current
An entryway to the former Illinois National Guard Armory on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
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ROCKFORD — The city of Rockford has put the former Illinois National Guard Armory, 605 N. Main St., up for sale in hopes of seeing the property redeveloped.

Here’s a pictorial look inside the 88-year-old property, which has been vacant for about 25 years. See video HERE.

Rob Wilhelmi, the city’s brownfields redevelopment specialist, looks over old trophy cases on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, inside the former Illinois National Guard Armory in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
The electrical box and a staircase inside the former Illinois National Guard Armory on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Inside a second-floor room of the former Illinois National Guard Armory on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
A basketball hope in the large central gym and civic area inside the Illinois National Guard Armory on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Gym floorboards are peeling up on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, inside the former Illinois National Guard Armory in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
The main civic area of the former Illinois National Guard Armory on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
The former Illinois National Guard Armory on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, on North Main Street in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
A second-floor hallway at the former Illinois National Guard Armory on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
Materials in storage on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at the former Illinois National Guard Armory in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
The former Illinois National Guard Armory on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, on North Main Street in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
The main civic area of the former Illinois National Guard Armory on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
An old locker room door on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at the former Illinois National Guard Armory in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)
A room inside the former Illinois National Guard Armory on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current)

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