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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.
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.
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.
The Monson Home
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue.
A Fifteenth Avenue 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.
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,…
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…
A Winter Scene
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue in winter.
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 Family Home
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. A child is posing in front of the house.
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.
Ornamental Concrete Block
The home of Howard and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue.
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.
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.
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…
Enclosed Porch
Home of Howard A. and Phyllis Monson at 2023 Fifteenth Avenue. Howard and Phyliis moved into the home in 1942.