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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…
Siding Tiles
The home of Wilbur W. and Hilda E. Seek at 1408 Sixth Street after remodeling. The decorative trim on the roof line and front porch have been removed. The porch was enclosed and windows put in which maintains the openness a porch provides. The wavy…
Sidewalk
Three adults on a cement sidewalk in a residential neighborhood. Portland cement was first introduced in the United States in the 1860s to be used for sidewalks. The lines in the sidewalk are expansion joints or strain relief grooves to minimize…
Shoudy Residence
The Fred G. and Louise Shoudy home at 1003 North Second Street. The address was listed in the 1917 City Directory as a farm at North Second Street near Sinnissippi Park. Fred and Louise Shoudy owned three 10-acre lots along the Rock River. About…
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…
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…
Shannon and Greenberg Residences
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…
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.
Seventh Avenue
The house at 1210 Seventh Avenue.
Seek Family
Four generations of the Seek family posing in front of Mrs. Irene Seek's home at 5413 North Second Street. Pictured left to right are Irene Olesen Seek (mother), Mathilda Anderson Olesen (grandmother), Mrs. Ephraim Anderson (great grandmother) and…
Scott Family Reunion
Scott family reunion on the family farm located at Montague Road near the Rockford city limits. Sylvester Scott arrived in Winnebago County about 1850. He lived and worked in Rockford, moving to the farm on Montague Road with his second wife Nancy…
Rustic Architecture
Wendell and Betty Ward stand in front of the walkway and lamp post in front of a house. The architecture is rustic with a simple gable roof and large shutters.
Rockford's Expansion
Aerial view looking southwest across East State Street and Alpine Road. They cross at the lower left. Guilford-Turner Cemetery, established in 1855, is located at the north east corner of East State Street and Alpine Road. It is at the lower left…
Rockford Memorial Hospital, Serving the Community
Aerial view looking north. Rockford Hospital, located at 2400 North Rockton Avenue, is in the center. North Rockton Avenue is at the right. Rockford Hospital, the city's first hospital, opened in 1855 in a made-over home on South Court and Chestnut…
Rockford Grows to the East
Aerial view looking northwest at East State Street and Alpine Road. They cross at the bottom right corner. Guilford-Turner Cemetery, established in 1855, is at the north east corner of East State Street and Alpine Road.
Rockford Country Club
Aerial view, looking west across North Main Street, of the Rockford Country Club golf course along the Rock River at far right. Greenwood Cemetery is at the left. The Rockford Country Club was started in 1899 by William Talcott and his son Wait. Otis…
Rock River Towers
Aerial view of the Whitman Street bridge looking east over the Rock River. Rock River Towers is to the left of the bridge at the river edge. The cloverleaf interchange is for Second Street.
Riverside Boulevard
Looking west down Riverside Boulevard at NorthTowne Shopping Center and Martin Park.
Residential Street in the Snow
Heavy snowfall on an unidentified residential street.
Residential Neighborhood
Row houses or houses built very close together in a residential neighborhood. The house in the foreground has laundry on the line drying at the left in the back yard area.
Residential Housing
Aerial view of East State Street intersecting with Fairview Avenue at left center.
Residential Housing
Aerial view of East State Street. It connects with Fairview Avenue at left center.
Residential Areas Close to Shopping
Aerial view looking southwest. Riverside Boulevard bridge is at the far right center. North Towne Mall, located at the corner of Riverside Boulevard and North Main Street, opened in 1956 as an enclosed strip mall with the Rockford-based department…
Residential Areas Along East State Street
Aerial view looking east along East State Street. Fairview Avenue and East State street cross at the center of the image.
Residential Area with Schooling, Medical Care and Shopping
Aerial view looking northeast in the northwest quadrant of Rockford, Illinois. A drainage canal that originates at Kent Creek meanders to the Rock River (at upper right to center). Kilburn Avenue runs diagonally from the lower right corner towards…
Residential Activity
Small girl playing with a basket. The house in the background has shutters on the first floor.
Residence of Mayor Charles E. Jackson
The home of Charles E. and Nellie Jackson. He was elected mayor of Rockford Illinois in 1903 and served two, two-year terms until 1907. The home was located at 938 North Second Street. The home was built about 1909. Charles lived there until his…
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.
Ranch Style Architecture
Phil and Bernice Bogne, Harold, Eleanor Pierson and Helen O'Donnell at a ranch style home with vertical wood siding. Ranch homes are one story with a gable roof. The ranch style originated in California in the 1930s and were inspired by Spanish…
Ranch House
An unidentified couple near a ranch house possibly owned by the O'Donnell family.
Ranch Home
Ogilby and O'Donnell families at an unidentified ranch home. The distinctive chimney and large windows may have been influenced by the Spanish Colonial style of architecture.
Ranch Home
Bernice Bogne, Harold, Eleanor Pierson and Helen O'Donnell at a ranch style home. The elaborate chimney has Spanish Colonial architectural influences. The ranch style was popular after World War II with the growth of suburbs.
Ranch Home
Possibly Bernice Bogne, Eleanor Pierson, and Helen O'Donnell sitting on the driveway of a one-story ranch home.
Ralph Emerson Residence
Ralph Emerson residence at night, located at 427 North Church Street.
Ralph Emerson Residence
Ralph Emerson residence at 427 North Church Street, Rockford, Illinois
Queen Anne Architecture
Looking across an intersection at an unidentified Queen Anne home with a round tower. Two other Victorian homes are also visible.
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.
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…
Playing in the Yard
A small girl is playing in the yard of a home. The house is on a tall stone foundation.
Pergola
Possibly a three generation family portrait. The freestanding pergola provides a private seating area with access to breezes and light sun while offering protection from direct sunlight.
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.
Ornamental Concrete Block
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue.
North Church Street
North Church Street in Rockford, Illinois. Interurban tracks indicate city wide transportation in residential neighborhoods.
Nelson Family Home
The home of Frithiof F. Nelson family (son of John Nelson) located at 1315 National Avenue. It was built in 1895.
Neighborhood Lawns
A small girl playing with a parasol in a yard of a residential neighborhood. Clothing for little girls in the early 1900s mimicked that of their mother's. Lawns became more popular after the 1920s with the public park movement. Today, lawns are…
National Avenue Home
A home located at 1315 National Avenue. Built by and home of Frithiof and Emmeline Nelson.
National Avenue
Residences located on National Avenue.
Mulberry Street Homes
Residential homes along Mulberry Street looking east from Avon Street. Interurban railway tracks are prominent in the middle of the street.
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…
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.