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Log Cabin
An unidentified pioneer home. Early settlers used building materials that were available in the local landscape.
Queen Anne Architecture
Looking across an intersection at an unidentified Queen Anne home with a round tower. Two other Victorian homes are also visible.
Church and Peach Streets
Looking north on Church Street from Peach Street.
Peach Street
Looking west to Peach Street from just east of Main Street. Peach Street was later renamed Jefferson Street. The American Insurance Building is on the right and Chick House is on the left.
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…
Price - Ralston House
The Price-Ralston house, built circa 1890s - 1904. It was the home of Zaidee Ellen Price and Peter Ralston who married December 30, 1903. This farm house was moved to Midway Village and Museum Center in 1982. Peter is seated at right with Zaidee…
Betts Family Home
The Betts family home at 1506 Huffman Boulevard. Roy Betts at the back is about age 14. Wilbur Betts is about age 2 and is standing next to the dog named Sly.
Household Transportation
An unidentified cottage with a couple and a saddled horse.
Harlem Boulevard
View west across the Rock River to houses on Harlem Boulevard near the Auburn Street bridge.
Clara and Andrew Anderson
Clara and Andrew Anderson pose in front of a home. Trellises are installed to support flowers next to the porch.
Haskell Park
Haskell Park fountain located at 400 North Church Street in Rockford, Illinois. Originally known as West Side Park, it was donated to the city in 1838 by Dr. George Haskell and his brother-in-law, John Edwards. It was later renamed Haskell Park.
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.
Winter Scene
An unidentified exterior of a home during winter. Possibly located on a Rural Route.
Craftsman Architecture
An unidentified residential neighborhood in the snow. An early automobile is parked near the street.
Waterfront Homes
Two unidentified waterfront homes.
Lucille Ralston
Lucille Ralston poses outdoors, sitting on a boulder. The building in the background appears to be in disrepair. It has a porch that extends the length of the building with a hipped roof; meeting the main roof at a single horizontal plane.
The Front Porch
Front porch of an unidentified house. Two women and a man pose for a photo surrounded by plants and porch furniture.
Front Porch
Two women and a man stand on the front porch of an unidentified house.
Victorian Architecture
A woman sits on the front porch of an unidentified Victorian house.
Boarding House
A group of men gather with two women on the front yard of a home. This was likely a boarding house where lodgers could rent a room. The main rooms of the house remain available for everyone's use. Lodgers would share washing and dining rooms.
Residential Street in the Snow
Heavy snowfall on an unidentified residential street.
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.
Ready for a Drive
An unidentified cross gabled Victorian home. Two women and a man stand in front of the home. A horse-drawn buggy is parked in front of the house.
A Small House
Two unidentified women at the front of a small house. The architecture is very simple with no decorative features. The lattice work at the side of the steps is functional to keep animals from living under the steps.
Winter Street Scene
East State Street in winter. Interurban tracks and wires are in the foreground. Electric streetcars ran 1890 - 1936.
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…
Mary Dorr Manny's Home
Mary Dorr Manny purchased this home on South Main Street from the Holland family in 1860. The home sat on the north side of Kent Creek surrounded by extensive gardens. The home neighbored Robert Tinker's cottage (built in 1865 on the south side of…
Andrews Family Home
The Andrews family pose at the home of John and Dorothy Andrews located at 636 Harlem Road, Machesney Park. The front door is covered with a cross gable roof extension supported by a column at each of the front corners. The home was destroyed by fire…
John Lake Home
John Lake House located at 1313 East State Street. Built in 1873 it is a Victorian Gothic Revival architectural style. Pehr August Peterson purchased the home in 1918. The house is an asymmetrical two-story built with yellow brick and slate tiles on…
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.
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 Front Porch
An unidentified family poses near a home's porch.
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…
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.
Front Porch
An unidentified young boy on a front porch.
House Construction
A house under construction. Stack of bricks are on the job site ready to be used. Buttresses are spaced along the exterior wall to help strengthen the wall.
Italianate Home
Possibly Wait Forbes Talcott home at 839 North Main Street. Elaborate porches are at both the front and back of the house. This house has horizontal siding, and an Italianate architectural style.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Hugh and Ellen Breckenridge Home
The home of Hugh and Ellen Breckenridge. The house was located on an 80-acre farm west of Mulford (an address of 1332 Camp Avenue was later assigned to the house location). The farm was purchased by Hugh's father Edward Breckenridge in 1854. Ellen…
In the Front Yard
Unidentified man and woman posing in front of a house. The house is simple in architecture with a cross gable roof, decorative spindles on the porch railing and exterior shutters.