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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.
Waterfront Homes
Two unidentified waterfront homes.
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 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 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…
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 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…
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 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 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.