Arsenal Courts, also known as Century Woods, is a nationally recognized historic district located in Rock Island, Illinois, United States.

[2] At that time, Rock Island was one of the country's largest arsenals and it manufactured munitions and military equipment.

[2] The construction of the apartments was an emergency measure brought by the onset of World War II.

They lost a class-action lawsuit and agreed to renovate the buildings and to replace the Rock Island Housing Authority with a new management firm.

However, the low point for the complex occurred in 1993 when only 78 of its apartments were rented and a majority of the windows were boarded up.

Arsenal Courts is located in a neighborhood that consists primarily of small, early 20th century, vernacular or bungalow style single-family houses.