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The back door of Howard and Phyllis Monson's home at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. Ornamental concrete block was used for the entire foundation. The trellis at the back door offers a decorative element.

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The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. The foundation is ornamental concrete block which was a popular building material 1890s - 1930s. It was cheaper and easier to use than stone.

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2023 15th Avenue (Howard A. and Phyllis Monson's house) and neighboring houses. In the 1940s, there was a demand for housing and a lot of shortages in various building materials. Communities had to be created to offer housing solutions. Using the…

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Home of Howard A. and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. Howard and Phyliis moved into the home in 1942.

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Bengt Nelson Farm possibly located at 2107 East State Street. Myrtle (born in 1899) is at the left with five children standing at right.

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Emil and Martha Johnson's house at 1636 Thirteenth Avenue in 1955. It is the first and only home they purchased.

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The house Emil and Martha Johnson owned at 1636 Thirteenth Avenue. There is a service flag for their son George in the lower left hand window.

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George Johnson as an adolescent in front of his parent's, Emil and Martha Johnson, rented house on 1412 Parmele Street in Rockford. The house has a mansard roof with a large dormer at the center.

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George Johnson, son of Emil and Martha Johnson, in his blue Navy uniform with a neighbor's house behind him on Parmele Street. The house has a cross gable roof and a front porch that wraps around the side. The porch columns are similar to the…

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George Johnson as a child, standing in a yard on the corner of Eighteenth Street and Broadway in Rockford. The houses on the block in the background appear to be Craftsman architectural style.

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The Thomas Garrett homestead in 1943, located at North Mulford Road. The Garrett family were early pioneers in Rockford acquiring the farm in 1841. St. Mark Lutheran Church purchased the Garrett farm July 1961. Members of the church congregation…

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A small house with a for sale sign. The address of 202 West State Street printed on the sign is for the Rockford National Bank and Rockford Trust Company building which likely held the mortgage. Dayton E. Packard and his wife are outside sitting in…

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Aerial view looking at East State Street and the I-90 Interchange with the Clock Tower Resort at center right. The Clock Tower Resort was built in 1968 and demolished in 2018.

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Aerial view looking southwest toward East State Street and Fairview Avenue.

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Aerial view looking north of Charles Street. Rockford Plaza is located at the left of the image and on the north east corner of Twentieth and Charles streets. East High School at 2929 Charles Street, is on the south side of the street at the lower…

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Aerial view looking northeast in the northwest quadrant of Rockford, Illinois. A drainage canal that originates at Kent Creek meanders to the Rock River (at upper right to center). Kilburn Avenue runs diagonally from the lower right corner towards…

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Aerial view looking east across the Rock River. Rockford Country Club is on the left. Ingersoll Machine Tool Company is along the bottom edge of the Rockford Country Club golf course between Willoughby and Fulton Avenues. North Main Street runs…

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Aerial view looking northwest along East State Street. Fairview Avenue crosses East State Street at left. Alpine Road crosses East State Street at the bottom center. The E shaped building is The Alpine Inn at 4404 East State Street, near the…

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Aerial view looking southwest across East State Street and Alpine Road. They cross at the lower left. Guilford-Turner Cemetery, established in 1855, is located at the north east corner of East State Street and Alpine Road. It is at the lower left…

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Aerial view, looking west across North Main Street, of the Rockford Country Club golf course along the Rock River at far right. Greenwood Cemetery is at the left. The Rockford Country Club was started in 1899 by William Talcott and his son Wait. Otis…

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Aerial view looking east along East State Street. Fairview Avenue and East State street cross at the center of the image.

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Aerial view looking northwest at East State Street and Alpine Road. They cross at the bottom right corner. Guilford-Turner Cemetery, established in 1855, is at the north east corner of East State Street and Alpine Road.

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Aerial view looking south along Fairview Avenue. East State Street and Fairview Avenue cross at right center.

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Aerial view looking southwest. Riverside Boulevard bridge is at the far right center. North Towne Mall, located at the corner of Riverside Boulevard and North Main Street, opened in 1956 as an enclosed strip mall with the Rockford-based department…

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Aerial view looking north. Rockford Hospital, located at 2400 North Rockton Avenue, is in the center. North Rockton Avenue is at the right. Rockford Hospital, the city's first hospital, opened in 1855 in a made-over home on South Court and Chestnut…

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Aerial view of the Whitman Street bridge looking east over the Rock River. Rock River Towers is to the left of the bridge at the river edge. The cloverleaf interchange is for Second Street.

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Aerial view looking east of the Whitman Street bridge over the Rock River. Rock River Towers is prominent at the left of the bridge. Rock River Towers, built in 1962 at 901 Main Street, provides apartment living to city residents.

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The Harold F. and Hazel Shannon residence at 1411 Brownwood Drive, built in 1925. The architectural style is Tudor. Prominent features include the cross gables on the front of the house, the elaborate chimney in the center and the arched doorway at…

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The Harold F. and Hazel Shannon residence at 1411 Brownwood Drive, built in 1925. The architectural style is Tudor. Prominent features include the cross gables on the front of the house, the elaborate chimney in the center and the arched doorway at…

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The Harold and Frances Greenberg residence at 1415 and the Harold and Hazel Shannon residence at 1411 on Brownwood Drive.

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A house at 1030 North Second Street on the west side of the street, built in 1924. The architectural style is Tudor. A feature of the Tudor style is the prominent cross gables on the front of the house. The lower half of the house is brick which was…

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This house may be located in the Brown's Hills area of Rockford. The architectural style is similar to Mission with its stucco walls and box like appearance. It has a flat roof, arched entrance and a prominent chimney with decorative brick work.

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Tudor style architecture designed by Jesse Barloga and built in 1927. It is located at 807 Brown Hills Court. The identifying features of the Tudor style is the steeply pitched roof, prominent cross gables on the front, tall narrow windows and a…

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Aerial view of East State Street intersecting with Fairview Avenue at left center.

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Aerial view of East State Street. It connects with Fairview Avenue at left center.

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Looking west down Riverside Boulevard at NorthTowne Shopping Center and Martin Park.

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The home of Frithiof F. Nelson family (son of John Nelson) located at 1315 National Avenue. It was built in 1895.

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A home located at 1315 National Avenue. Built by and home of Frithiof and Emmeline Nelson.

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Believed to be the Wilson family home. A man poses at the base of the side stairs. The location is unknown.

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The home of Luke and Effie Williams between Rose and Central Avenues about 1918. They moved the house to the front of the property while building another house at 1219 Montague Street. By 1923, they moved into the new house which remained the family…

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Scott family reunion on the family farm located at Montague Road near the Rockford city limits. Sylvester Scott arrived in Winnebago County about 1850. He lived and worked in Rockford, moving to the farm on Montague Road with his second wife Nancy…

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Lundvall homestead once located at 2511 Guilford Road. The house is still standing and is now located at 917 Highview Avenue. The house was built about 1900. The architectural style is Italianate.

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Lake Peterson home at 1313 East State Street. The house was built in 1873 by its first resident, John Lake, who lived there until his death in 1907. It was purchased in 1918 by Pehr August Peterson. He donated the house to Swedish American Hospital…

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The farm of Orville and Alice Thomas on Rural Route 2 in Owen Township.

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Home at 112 Buckbee Street built by Ernest L. Lundgren about 1900. Ernest lived in the home until about 1910. The architectural style is Queen Anne with a distinctive turret at the front left corner of the house.

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Home of Gustaf Lundgren at 403 South Second Street in Rockford, built in 1869. Gustaf Lundgren lived in Rockford by about 1859. He lived at 403 South Second Street 1869 - 1895.

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Shephard Leach Homestead in New Milford Township. The Leach farm was located at 2801 South Springfield Avenue (Montague Road and Springfield Avenue). This structure is built with boards. The first sawn lumber was available in Rockford in the early…

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Alfred Mather's pioneer cabin believed to be in Guilford Township. The building measured 20 x 22 feet and was made of black walnut logs. Early settlers built homes from materials available in the local landscape. There was a large quantity of black…

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The home of Harold and Effie Clark at 939 North Second Street. The home was designed by Jesse Barloga in 1934. Effie Clark lived in the home until 1963. Jesse Barloga had a strong influence on the architecture of Rockford during his career that…

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The home of Harold and Effie Clark at 939 North Second Street. It was designed by Jesse Barloga and built in 1934. Harold passed away February 2, 1953. Effie continued to live in the home until 1963. She passed away September 13, 1967.
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