Chick House Hotel
Title
Chick House Hotel
Description
Thomas Chick purchased the Griggs House Hotel and started the Chick House Hotel in 1888 at the corner of Main and Elm Streets. This photograph looks north up Main Street. Rockford Business College occupied the D. J. Stewart building right next door to the hotel. A horse-drawn sleigh appears just left of center and a Rockford Railway trolley sits in the background.
Date
circa 1885 - 1895
Rights
Midway Village Museum
Format
jpeg
Type
Still Image
Identifier
90.5.48
Original Format
Glass Plate Negative
Physical Dimensions
4" x 5"
Collection
Citation
“Chick House Hotel,” Midway Village Museum - Digital Collections, accessed March 29, 2024, https://midwayvillagemuseumdigitalcollections.omeka.net/items/show/1329.