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A City Connects
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.
A House For Sale
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…
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…
George Johnson
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.
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…
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.
Johnson Family Home
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.
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.
Bengt Nelson Farm
Bengt Nelson Farm possibly located at 2107 East State Street. Myrtle (born in 1899) is at the left with five children standing at right.
Enclosed Porch
Home of Howard A. and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. Howard and Phyliis moved into the home in 1942.
Housing Demands
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…
Monson Family Home
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.
Back Door Trellis
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.
Ornamental Concrete Block
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue.
Monson Family Home
An elderly woman is holding a child near the steps to the front porch of the house at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. This is Howard and Phyllis Monson's home.
Monson Family Home
A young woman standing at the back door of Howard and Phyllis Monson's house at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. The trellis provides some privacy shielding for the back entrance into the home. The metal box attached to the house wall near the back door is…
A Family Home
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. A child is posing in front of the house.
A Garage; The Residential Outbuilding
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. A young girl is posing with a bicycle near a garage. The windows have heavy coverings.
A Winter Scene
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue in winter.
Blackout Covers
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. There are dark coverings on all of the windows of the house. It is possible that these are blackout drapes. As an industrial city during World War II, Rockford, Illinois was a target for…
Blackout Covers at the Monson Home
The back door of Howard and Phyllis Monson's home at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. The windows at the side of the house are covered with dark panels that are clipped to the window frame at the top. These are possibly blackout shielding. During World War II,…
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.
A Fifteenth Avenue Home
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue.
The Monson Home
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue.
Home Remodel
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. The windows on the front porch have been changed to a double sash type and the siding in front has been replaced with a more decorative brick.
A Technology Upgrade
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. The side windows have shutters and new vents have been added to the roof.
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.
Spafford House
Amos Catlin Spafford House at 501 North Prospect Street.
Holmstrom Home
855 North First Street, Rockford, Illinois. Pictured from left to right: John T. Holmstrom, 6 years old with bicycle; John Gustafson, a neighbor from across the street holding a dog; Mrs. John Gustafson, seated; Elin Rosalia Holmstrom, 4 years old…
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.
Hobo Jungle
"In Hobo Jungle Cross Tracks from Baker Place." A hobo jungle is a temporary encampment usually located close to railroad tracks where hobos congregate and wait for another train.
Home of Adeline and Ralph Emerson, Sr.
The home of Adeline and Ralph Emerson, Sr. located at 427 North Church Street. The house was built in 1855 by Ralph's cousin, Reverend Joseph Emerson, and purchased by Ralph in 1858. The original modest home was expanded over time to accommodate…
Seventh Avenue
The house at 1210 Seventh Avenue.
A Modern Home
The house at 1210 Seventh Avenue. A TV antenna is on the roof at left. A van is parked in front of the detached garage.
Hitching up the Horse
The house at 1210 Seventh Avenue. A hitching post for tying up a horse and buggy stands at the curb.
William Black Family
William (Bill) Black poses with his daughter, Gwen (Black) Holcroft, and Carole Jean Willis, a cousin, at 1210 Seventh Avenue.
Italianate Architecture
Home of Colonel Thomas G. Lawler (1844-1908), located at 218 Kishwaukee Street. The architectural style of the home is Italianate. It is characterized by the flat roof with overhanging eaves, row of decorative brackets under the roof line, tall and…
Southeast Rockford
A view of the southeast side of Rockford. The houses are simple frame architecture with cross gable roofs.
American Arts and Crafts
The residence of Christian F. Henry, owner of C.F. Henry's Clothing Company (1902-1917) in Rockford, Illinois. The home, located at 112 Glen Road, was designed by architect Lawrence Buck, commissioned and built by C. F. Henry in about 1906. Lawrence…
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.
North Church Street
North Church Street in Rockford, Illinois. Interurban tracks indicate city wide transportation in residential neighborhoods.
Private Homes Connect to Community
North Church Street as seen from Haskell Park in Rockford Illinois. Interurban tracks in the street provide a connection to the rest of the city and surrounding region.
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…
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 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 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.
National Avenue
Residences located on National Avenue.
Three Homes on National Avenue
Residences located on National Avenue.
South Third Street
307 South Third Street. Built in 1878, the home featured a wrap around porch and decorative trim.
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.