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Illinois National Guard Armory 605 North Main Street 1937 Rockford City Hall 425 East State Street 1926 Winnebago County Courthouse Annex 403 Elm Street 1916-1917 Chick House: 119-123 South Main Street 1857 February 7, 1997 Elks Club Building [4] 210 West Jefferson Street 1912 Abraham Lincoln Junior High School 1500 Charles Street 1925-1927
Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. Located in far northern Illinois on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (with a small portion of the city located in Ogle County). The population was 148,655 at the 2020 census, making Rockford the fifth-most populous city in Illinois, as ...
Belvidere / ˈ b ɛ l v ɪ d ɪər / is a city in and the county seat of Boone County, Illinois.It is settled on the Kishwaukee River in far northern Illinois, United States.Known as the 'City of Murals', Belvidere is home to several public art installations throughout the North and South State Street historic districts, which are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Amos Catlin Spafford was born in Adams, New York, and came to Rockford, Illinois, with his two brothers in 1839. There, he worked as a farmer and sawyer before opening a shop. He participated in the California Gold Rush and lived in the state from 1850 to 1852. In 1854, he founded a bank with C. C. Briggs and David Penfield.
Walters, a Pouphkeepsie, New York, native, arrived in Rockford in June. ... 2024, in the local history room of the Hart Interim Library in downtown Rockford. More: Black History Month: ...
The Talcott Building was completed in 1927. The West Downtown Rockford Historic District is a set of forty-four buildings in Rockford, Illinois, United States that reflect the downtown district of the city west of the Rock River. Of these buildings, forty-one contribute to the historical significance of the district.
80001424 [1] Added to NRHP. June 25, 1980. The Lake–Peterson House, also known as Jenny's, is a Victorian Gothic Revival home in Rockford, Illinois, United States. The house was built in 1873, probably by prominent Rockford citizen John Lake - its first owner, but its architect is unknown. The house is a significant example of Gothic Revival ...
More than a year later than planned and about $7 million over its original budget, the Rockford Public Library opened a new library at 215 N. Wyman St. with spectacular views of the Rock River ...