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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 Family Home
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. A child is posing in front of the house.
A Family Snapshot
An unidentified woman and a young boy. They are posing in the yard of an unidentified house.
A Family Stroll
An unidentified baby in a buggy near a front porch. Sidewalks provide a sturdy flat surface for pedestrians to walk on away from vehicles. Cement was a popular building material for sidewalks in America since the early 1900s.
A Family's Backyard
A child in a home's backyard. A solid wood plank fence at right separates a home space from a neighbor and provides some privacy. The backyard provides recreational space for a family while the front yard was usually not fenced and acts to connect…
A Family's Yard
Possibly the Knight family posing on the lawn of a ranch home.
A Fifteenth Avenue Home
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue.
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 Home's Entrance
The main entrance to the home of Delbert and Nona Trahern and their daughter Helen at 323 Whitman Street.
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…
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.
A Ranch Home
An unidentified ranch house possibly owned by the O'Donnell family. The ranch style originated in California in the 1930s inspired by Spanish Colonial architecture which was low with wide eaves.
A Residential Neighborhood
A residential neighborhood located northeast of the Glucose Sugar Refining Company on Seminary Street at the CB&Q railroad tracks.
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.
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.
A Winter Scene
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue in winter.
Alfred Mather Pioneer Home
Alfred Mather's pioneer cabin believed to be in Guilford Township. The building measured 20 x 22 feet and was made of black walnut logs. Early settlers built homes from materials available in the local landscape. There was a large quantity of black…
All Dressed Up
An unidentified boy wearing a sailor suit. The boy is posing in the yard of a house.
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…
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…
Apartment Living
Aerial view looking east of the Whitman Street bridge over the Rock River. Rock River Towers is prominent at the left of the bridge. Rock River Towers, built in 1962 at 901 Main Street, provides apartment living to city residents.
Arched Trellis
A man and woman under an arched trellis with a gate.
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.
Back Yard Recreation
Dr. Marvin Hanaford's house at 1995 Harlem Boulevard. Marvin and his wife Melvina moved into the home by 1911 and lived there until their deaths in 1938 and 1921 respectively. The house was built about 1900 with the property line going to the Rock…
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.
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.
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,…
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.
Brownwood Drive
The Harold and Frances Greenberg residence at 1415 and the Harold and Hazel Shannon residence at 1411 on Brownwood Drive.
Camp Housing
A simply built cottage that may be at a camp retreat. The side posts frame an entrance into the building.
Camp Housing
This building appears to be part of a camp retreat. The architecture is simple wood boards. The doorway is covered with an arched roof with a name plate "Clymada" directly over the entrance. A woman is standing at the entrance.
Camp Retreat
This building appears to be part of a camp retreat. The architecture is simple wood boards, tin roof, and a rough hewn stone chimney. The doorway is covered with an arched roof with a name plate directly over the entrance. A woman is relaxing on a…
Catherine Fabrick
Catherine "Kitty" Fabrick at home in rural Harlem, Illinois. Catherine was born in England in 1844 and married Lewis Fabrick in 1863. The house is a simple one story with a side gable roof, shutters and some decorative trim at the top of the bay…
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.
Corner of State and Charles Streets
The corner of State and Charles Streets. Interurban railway tracks are prominent in the center of the street.
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…
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.