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- Collection: Houses, Rockford, Illinois
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Ziock Terrace
Ziock Terrace looking south on North Court Street from Peach Street (Peach Street would later be renamed Jefferson Street). William Ziock was awarded the contract to build six residential double houses in 1903. Architect W. R. Keyt arranged the ten…
Ziock Terrace
Ziock block looking south on North Winnebago Street from Peach Street. (Peach Street would later be renamed Jefferson Street) Construction for six double houses began in 1903. Each house offered the modern conveniences of the time including plumbing,…
Ziock Flats
Ziock Flats looking north on North Court Street from Mulberry Street. The Flats consist of six double residential homes within walking distance to the business section of Rockford, Illinois. Construction of these homes began in 1903.
Woodruff Avenue
Residence located at 1514 Woodruff Avenue.
Wood Sidewalk
Three unidentified men sitting on a wooden sidewalk in front of a house. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, wooden sidewalks were common throughout the United States.
Wood Plank Sidewalk
A Roscoe, Illinois minister and his wife. The sidewalk is made of wood boards and water is acquired from the hand pump at the left.
Winter Street Scene
East State Street in winter. Interurban tracks and wires are in the foreground. Electric streetcars ran 1890 - 1936.
Winter Scene
An unidentified exterior of a home during winter. Possibly located on a Rural Route.
Windsor Apartment Building
Windsor Apartment Building located at 902-910 North Main Street on the northwest corner of Whitman Street. It was built in 1916 by Sherman B. Letts and George W. Bennett. The brick building is the Arts and Crafts architectural style which focuses on…
Window Shutters
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. Shutters at the side windows add a decorative element to a simple architectural style.
Window Shutters
Harold and Eleanor Pierson at a ranch style home with vertical wood siding. The shuttered side window has Spanish Colonial architectural influences.
William Black Family
William (Bill) Black poses with his daughter, Gwen (Black) Holcroft, and Carole Jean Willis, a cousin, at 1210 Seventh Avenue.
Whitman Street
Looking south east on Whitman Street.
Wheeler Sitting Room
Sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. The doorway in the foreground is draped with fabric lined with tassels. This fabric can be dropped to cover the entire entrance and provide some privacy inside the room.
Wheeler Sitting Room
Sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street.
Wheeler Sitting Room
A sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. Tassels and fabrics were an important part of decorating rooms during the late nineteenth century.
Wheeler Parlor
Parlor at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. At left is the corner of a piano. A dog rests on the rug in the doorway.
Wheeler Parlor
Parlor at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street.
Wheeler Home Sitting Room
A corner of the sitting room at the Willard Wheeler home, 228 South First Street. The draped fabric at the left could be dropped to provide some privacy. An unidentified woman sits at the desk with papers.
Waterfront Homes
Two unidentified waterfront homes.
Wallpaper
Possibly the home of Mr. Charles Herrick at 420 South Third Street with a view into the parlor. Wallpaper was used in the most important and public rooms of the house. During the mid to late 1800s, mass production techniques lowered the cost of…
Walker Sitting Room
The home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street. Possibly a sitting room. The doorway at right leads to the front hall. It is possible that a large mirror is at left with the same woodwork frame as the doorways.
Walker Sitting Room
The home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street. Possibly a sitting room next to the parlor. The parlor is the more formal of the two rooms. An animal skin rug is laying across the threshold between two rooms.
Walker Parlor
The home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street. The parlor with a highly decorative fireplace, gas light fixtures, a picture rail to support framed art, and lace curtains at the window. The mirror over the fireplace calls…
Walker Front Hall
Front hall of the Alexander and Venetia R. Walker home at 410 South Third Street. The parlor opens off this room, keeping guests in the public areas of the house.
Walker Dining Room
Dining room in the home of Alexander and Venetia R. Walker at 410 South Third Street. The highly decorative fireplace indicates that this is a public space. The cabinets store and display serving dishes.
Visiting in the Family Room
Four unidentified men sitting in an informal family room. Wood planks serve as paneling on the walls and a braid rug is on the floor providing an informal atmosphere. Wood paneling was popular 1950s - 1970s due to its low cost and ease of…
Victorian Home
An unidentified family poses in front of a house. Victorian architecture was often a combination of styles. This house has a cross gable and a projection at the right that simulates a tower.
Victorian Decorating Style
An unidentified sitting room and parlor. The tassels in the doorway are decorative and serve to divide the space from one room to another. The use of animal skin rugs was a way to bring nature into the domestic setting of the home.
Victorian Cozy Corner
Cozy corner at the Willard Wheeler home 228 South First Street. Cozy corners were popular 1880 - 1920 as oriental patterns and items became more easily available in America. The cozy corner has a broad seat or couch and many large pillows covered…
Victorian Architecture
A woman sits on the front porch of an unidentified Victorian house.
Variation of Dutch Colonial Architecture
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…
Two-Car Garage
A rustic style house with wood vertical siding, large shutters and a wooden cross bar railing on the balcony. The house is built over a two-car garage. The first garages were converted carriage houses as horses were replaced by automobiles. Garages…
Tudor Architecture
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…
Tudor Architecture
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…
Tudor Architectural Style
Mathilda Oleson's home where Irene and her son Selwyn Seek lived in 1926, located at 5413 North Second Street. Interurban rails are in the foreground. The architectural style is a variance of Tudor. The house is cross gabled with strong timbering on…
Trahern Parlor
Delbert Trahern with his wife and others in the parlor of the Trahern home. Helen Trahern is seated at the front of the group.
Trahern Parlor
The parlor in the Trahern home located at 323 Whitman Street, Rockford, Illinois. The parlor was the public rom of the house where the family met with and entertained guests. Delbert E. Trahern and his wife Sadie E. moved to 323 Whitman Street circa…
Trahern Family Portrait
Delbert E. Trahern and his wife Sadie E. pose with their daughter Helen in their parlor at 323 Whitman Street, Rockford, Illinois.
Trahern Family Home
The home of Delbert and Nona Trahern and their daughter Helen, located at 323 Whitman Street in Rockford. Screen has replaced glass windows on the one story addition at the far right.
Trahern Family Home
The home of Delbert and Nona Trahern at 323 Whitman Street.
Trahern Family Home
Delbert Trahern home located at 323 Whitman Street in Rockford. This was the childhood home of Helen Trahern, daughter of Delbert and Sadie Trahern. Built circa 1903 - 1908, it replaced a stone house, using part of the foundation. The stone house had…
Trahern Family Dining
Trahern and O'Donnell families at the dinner table. The woman at front left has a napkin on her lap. Table manners were to place the napkin across the lap upon seating and to leave it there until it is needed or the meal is ended.
Trahern Dining Room
Ten girls and boys seated around a dining room table.
Three Homes on National Avenue
Residences located on National Avenue.
Thomas Garrett Homestead
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…
The Yard
Pictured left to right, Miriam, Bernice, "Me", Stuart, and Philip. The setting where people are photographed is important. Many family photographs are taken in the home's yard. Including the house in the picture provides a connection to the people…
The Wheeler Home
The parlor or dining room at the Willard Wheeler home at 228 South First Street.
The Traherns and Ingalls
Nona Trahern and Delbert E. Trahern of Rockford, Illinois, are visiting Clarence and Gertie Ingalls.
The Trahern Family Home
The Delbert Trahern family home at 323 Whitman Street. This was the childhood home of Helen Trahern, daughter of Delbert and Sadie Trahern. Built circa 1903 - 1908, it replaced a stone house, using part of the foundation. The stone house had faced…