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The Thomas Farm House
The farm of Orville and Alice Thomas on Rural Route 2 in Owen Township.
The Oleson Home
The home of Mathilda Anderson Oleson, Selwyn's grandmother, at 5413 North Second Street. Irene and her son Selwyn Seek lived here while he was growing up.
The Norris Home
The home of Harry and Edith Norris when they married November 18, 1909. The house was located at 2511 Oxford Street in Rockford.
The Monson Home
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue.
The Monson Family Garage
A car is parked in the driveway in front of the garage of Howard and Phylis Monson's home at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. The back door of the house is facing the garage.
The Front Porch
Believed to be the Wilson family home. A man poses at the base of the side stairs. The location is unknown.
The Front Porch
Front porch of an unidentified house. Two women and a man pose for a photo surrounded by plants and porch furniture.
The Front Porch
An unidentified family poses near a home's porch.
The Evans' Farm
The farm of David W. and Emma Evans located at 7515-7519 North Second Street. The house is a simple two-story with a front gable roof. The small porch that is an elongated roof over the front door and supported by posts. A barn directly behind the…
The Evans' Farm
The farm of David W. and Emma Evans located at 7515-7519 North Second Street. The house is symmetrical with the size and position of windows mirrored on the opposite side. The back door of the house is covered by an extended roof and appears to be…
The Entry Hall
Possibly the home of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street. The front hall staircase with the parlor to the right.
The Backyard
A baby on a lawn in a residential neighborhood. The solid fence at the left served to provide privacy in neighborhoods where the houses are built close together. The outbuilding at the right would have housed a horse and carriage before automobiles…
The Back Yard as Work Space
Unidentified women pose near corn stalks. During the 1800s back yards were work spaces. A vegetable garden, refuse pile, livestock, and the outhouse were in the back yard. As automobiles became more common in the early 1900s, garages were placed at…
The Anderson Home
The home of Winfield Anderson located at 321 Kishwaukee Street on the corner of Grove Street. Smith Oil Company built a station at 323 Kishwaukee Street in 1919.
Swinging
Unidentified woman on a swing. The building may be at a type of camp retreat. Windows line the building creating a closeness with nature. The building is on posts keeping the foundation off of the ground. Ornamental concrete blocks are at the…
Stibb Family Home
Frank and Lena Stibb family homestead, view from the north, located at 315 Kishwaukee Street. The home was also the location for the Rockford Swedish Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The north section of the property was sold to Standard Oil Company…
Stibb Family Home
Frank and Lena Stibb family homestead located at 315 Kishwaukee Street. The home was also the location for the Rockford Swedish Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The north section of the property was sold to Standard Oil Company in 1916 with a station…
Spanish Colonial Influences
A ranch style home, possibly the home of Helen O'Donnell. The ranch style originated in California in the 1930s and was inspired by Spanish Colonial architecture which were low with wide eaves and cross ventilation to fight the heat.
Spanish Colonial Influences
Phil Bogne, Harold, Eleanor Pierson and Helen O'Donnell at a ranch style home with vertical wood siding. The elaborate chimney has Spanish Colonial architectural influences.
Spafford Sitting Room
The Spafford House at 501 North Prospect, Rockford. Above the sitting room fireplace is a portrait of Mrs. Jessie Spafford.
Spafford House
Amos Catlin Spafford House at 501 North Prospect Street.
Southeast Rockford
A view of the southeast side of Rockford. The houses are simple frame architecture with cross gable roofs.
South Third Street
307 South Third Street. Built in 1878, the home featured a wrap around porch and decorative trim.
Sodergren Family Home
Sodergren home at 919 Second Avenue. Mrs. Anna Sodergren and her son, Frank pose near the front porch. Anna lived in the home with her sons Clarence, Earl and George from circa 1894 until her death March 29, 1931. Clarence and Earl remained in the…
Socializing at the Dining Room Table
Women seated around a dinner table as part of a social get together. Social gatherings often take place around the dining room table. Serving food is a sign of hospitality and consideration of the guests' comfort.
Sitting Room Decorations
An unidentified sitting room. A sitting room was public space within the house where guests were entertained. Artwork chosen for display provided an identity for the family living in the home. The choice of art reflected the family's beliefs. On…
Sitting at the Table
An unidentified couple sitting at a dinner table in a main part of the house. The wood paneling provides an informal, casual atmosphere. The paneling is stained and varnished wood planks.
Siding Tiles
The home of Wilbur W. and Hilda E. Seek at 1408 Sixth Street after remodeling. The decorative trim on the roof line and front porch have been removed. The porch was enclosed and windows put in which maintains the openness a porch provides. The wavy…
Sidewalk
Three adults on a cement sidewalk in a residential neighborhood. Portland cement was first introduced in the United States in the 1860s to be used for sidewalks. The lines in the sidewalk are expansion joints or strain relief grooves to minimize…
Sideboard
A sideboard filled with flowers in a dining room. Sideboards were traditionally used in dining rooms to serve food, the display of serving dishes and for storage.
Shoudy Residence
The Fred G. and Louise Shoudy home at 1003 North Second Street. The address was listed in the 1917 City Directory as a farm at North Second Street near Sinnissippi Park. Fred and Louise Shoudy owned three 10-acre lots along the Rock River. About…
Shoudy Farm and Residence
Backyard of the Fred G. and Louise Shoudy home located at 1003 North Second Street, taken from Sinnissippi Park. Sophia G. Shoudy lived in the home 1920 until her death in 1923. The address was listed in the 1917 City Directory as a farm at North…
Shaw Home on North Third Street
Ward and Lizzie Marsh Shaw home at 622 North Third Street. They lived in the home circa 1902 - 1917. A large porch overlaps the front door and provides space for relaxation at the right as evidenced by the large hammock. There is stained glass around…
Shannon and Greenberg Residences
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…
Seventh Avenue Homes
Seventh Avenue residential houses. In 1910, Seventh Avenue was a dirt road. The main transportation was horse-drawn wagons and buggies. This block of houses may be new construction.
Seventh Avenue
The house at 1210 Seventh Avenue.
Seek Family
Four generations of the Seek family posing in front of Mrs. Irene Seek's home at 5413 North Second Street. Pictured left to right are Irene Olesen Seek (mother), Mathilda Anderson Olesen (grandmother), Mrs. Ephraim Anderson (great grandmother) and…
Scott Family Reunion
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…
Rustic Architecture
Wendell and Betty Ward stand in front of the walkway and lamp post in front of a house. The architecture is rustic with a simple gable roof and large shutters.
Rockford's Expansion
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…
Rockford Memorial Hospital, Serving the Community
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…
Rockford Grows to the East
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.
Rockford Country Club
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…
Rock River Towers
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.
Riverside Boulevard
Looking west down Riverside Boulevard at NorthTowne Shopping Center and Martin Park.
Residential Street in the Snow
Heavy snowfall on an unidentified residential street.
Residential Neighborhood
Row houses or houses built very close together in a residential neighborhood. The house in the foreground has laundry on the line drying at the left in the back yard area.
Residential Housing
Aerial view of East State Street intersecting with Fairview Avenue at left center.
Residential Housing
Aerial view of East State Street. It connects with Fairview Avenue at left center.
Residential Areas Close to Shopping
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…