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- Collection: Houses, Rockford, Illinois
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Cement Sidewalks
An unidentified man and woman pose near porch steps. Cement and brick were often used for home building materials based on their durability. Portland cement was first introduced in the United States in the 1860s to be used for sidewalks. The lines in…
Charles Street
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…
Chauncey Lee Calkins Birthplace
The birthplace of Chauncey Lee Calkins (1891 - 1985) located at 204 North Street (now Park Avenue) in Rockford.
Church and Peach Streets
Looking north on Church Street from Peach Street.
Clara and Andrew Anderson
Clara and Andrew Anderson pose in front of a home. Trellises are installed to support flowers next to the porch.
Colonial Revival
Unidentified people on house steps. Architectural style is possibly Colonial Revival. The front door is accentuated with an overhang that is supported by slender columns, forming an entry porch.
Conservatory
An unidentified home greenhouse. Owners of large homes in the United States built conservatories onto their residences during the late 1800s and early 1900s. A conservatory is a glass structure that served as living space as well as protecting…
Conservatory
An unidentified home greenhouse. Owners of large homes in the United States built conservatories onto their residences during the late 1800s and early 1900s. A conservatory is a glass structure that served as living space as well as protecting…
Corner of State and Charles Streets
The corner of State and Charles Streets. Interurban railway tracks are prominent in the center of the street.
Cozy Corner
Native American cultures and decorative items were very popular with nineteenth century Americans. In the 1890s, many American homes had a "cozy corner" to display oriental arts. By the early 1900s, the corner became a place to display Native…
Cozy Corner at the Walker House
A room in the home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street. This may be a private sitting room for family members to relax. A cozy corner is against the wall. The Victorian cozy corner usually featured a couch or broad seat,…
Craftsman Architectural Style
Residence of Charles E. and Nellie Jackson at 938 North Second Street and Arthur E. and Jessie Aldrich at 918 North Second Street in Rockford Illinois.
Craftsman Architecture
An unidentified residential neighborhood in the snow. An early automobile is parked near the street.
Craftsman Architecture
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…
Cross Gable Roof
1111 Elm St., Rockford, Illinois. Matthew Alexander and his wife Mary moved into the home in 1900. By 1912, the house was vacant, with GI Watt moving in by 1914. The architectural style is Folk Victorian with decorative elements around the windows…
Crotty Family Residence
The William Crotty family residence at 727 East State Street. William and his wife Frances M. were living at 727 East State Street by 1894. William worked in real estate in Rockford. In 1899 he died in a traffic accident leaving Frances with 8…
Dailey Family Picture
Dailey family picture taken in front of a fireplace. Fireplaces in eighteenth and nineteenth century homes tend to be shallow to provide heat into the rooms. Today fireplaces in homes are popular for pleasure and are not needed for heat. Today's…
Decorating with Holiday Cards
An unidentified couple looking at a scrapbook in a living room. Holiday cards are displayed at the edges of two windows. Displaying holiday cards as part of the holiday decorations continues to be popular today.
Delbert Trahern
Delbert E. Trahern seated in a rocking chair and reading a newspaper. Delbert moved to 323 Whitman Street, Rockford, Illinois, with his wife Sadie circa 1903 - 1908. Delbert lived in this home until his death February 8, 1948.
Dining Room
Possibly the home of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street. A view of the staircase to the second floor and an open doorway to the dining room where the wall to wall carpet stops. The dining room has a bare wood floor.
Doorway Passages
Possibly the home of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street. The piano is out of view at the left near the door opening to the parlor. The center door leads to the front hall and the door at right leads to the dining room.
Dormer Windows
A residential neighborhood. The house in the foreground at left has boxed column supports for the porch. The houses in the background are cross gabled with dormer windows. Dormers increase useable space in an attic or upper story of a home.
Early Classical Revival Architecture
Shoudy residence located at 1003 North Second Street. The architectural style is an Early Classical Revival. The front of the house is dominated by an entry way that reaches the full height of the house, with a porch roof supported by columns.…
East State Street
Aerial view looking southwest toward East State Street and Fairview Avenue.
East State Street Homes
Residential homes on East State Street looking west.
Edward Easton Farm House
Edward Easton farm on the south side of Harlem Road. The house is plain with decorative elements focused on the porches.
Eighteenth Avenue Sidewalks
Eighteenth Avenue after street improvements. In the 1800s, all sorts of waste was dumped into the streets. Street curbs functioned to separate streets from people and dwellings.
Emil and Martha Johnson Wedding Anniversary
Emil and Martha Johnson in their sitting room on their 25th wedding anniversary. Antimacassars are being used on the armchairs.
Emil Johnson
Emil Johnson sitting in a large wooden rocking chair.
Emil Johnson Family
Emil, Martha, and George Johnson in their sitting room of the house they rented on 1412 Parmele Street in Rockford.
Emil Johnson Family Home
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.
Emil Johnson's Home
Emil and Martha Johnson's house at 1636 Thirteenth Avenue in 1955. It is the first and only home they purchased.
Enclosed Porch
Home of Howard A. and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. Howard and Phyliis moved into the home in 1942.
English Cottage Architecture
The Wilfred Baker home at 1520 Quentin Road. They moved to the home by 1936 when the address was Rd. 4 Quentin Road. Architectural style is English Cottage which was popular 1920 - 1940. Features include asymmetry, tall, narrow windows, a steeply…
English Cottage Architecture
Group photo at Wilfred Baker's home at 1520 Quentin Road. The Baker family moved into the home by 1936. The architectural style is English Cottage featuring a gabled enclosed entry and a door that is arched. The roof shingles are two different colors…
Ernest Lundgren's Queen Anne
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.
Family Group Photograph
A family group pose for a photograph with leaves and Chinese lanterns set up indoors. Helen Trahern may be the young girl seated in the front of the group.
Family Posed Around the Dining Room Table
A family group, possibly the Trahern family, around a dining room table.
Farm House
An unidentified farm house. The architecture is simple. The exterior shutters may have a decorative purpose rather than being functional.
Fireplace Mantel
Irl and Dorothy Martin with their children, "Huck" (Harold) and Mary Barbara (Mrs. Billy Bittle) in front of the fireplace.
Fitch and Forbes Residences on North Main Street
Dr. William and Katherine Fitch's home at 849 North Main Street and George O. and Elizabeth Forbes home at 841 North Main Street.
Folk Victorian
Members of the Dell family pose in front of a home. The architectural style is possibly Folk Victorian based on the presence of a front porch with elaborate spindles and two different styles of siding. The awning provides shade, making the porch…
Folk Victorian Architecture
The home of Wilbur W. and Hilda E. Seek at 1408 Sixth Street. Wilbur (1885 - 1976) and Hilda (1889 - 1964) moved into the home circa 1932 and lived there the rest of their lives. The architectural style is Folk Victorian based on the decorative…
Folk Victorian Architecture
1111 Elm St., Rockford, Illinois. Matthew Alexander and his wife Mary moved into the home in 1900. By 1912, the house was vacant, with GI Watt moving in by 1914. The architectural style is Folk Victorian with decorative elements around the windows…
Folk Victorian Architecture
Unidentified couple in front of a house. The architectural style is Folk Victorian. Identifying characteristics are the brackets under the eaves and the spindle work and detailing on the front porch. This style was popular 1870 - 1910.
Frame House
This home is the birthplace of Leonard Taylor and Erma Taylor Hurlbert. The house is shaped like a "T" creating a cross gable roof. The architecture is a simple frame house.
Front Porch
The home of Delbert and Nona Trahern at 323 Whitman Street. The main entrance may be at the left with large decorative posts supporting a porch roof. A screened porch extends the length of the house at the right.
Front Porch
An unidentified young boy on a front porch.
Front Porch
Two women and a man stand on the front porch of an unidentified house.
Gabled Entrance
Group photo at Wilfred Baker's home at 1520 Quentin Road. The Baker family moved into the home by 1936. The architectural style is English Cottage featuring a gabled enclosed entry and a door that is arched.