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17-65000. Website. rockfordil.gov. [8] 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 ...
As Rockford grew, the east side of the Rock River developed into a commercial district, featuring the post office and the first two hotels. State Street, which runs through the district, became an important transportation corridor between Belvidere and Galena. The first bridge in Rockford was built on State Street across the river in 1852; it ...
1920s. Illinois National Guard Armory. 605 North Main Street. 1937. Rockford City Hall. 425 East State Street. 1926. Winnebago County Courthouse Annex. 403 Elm Street.
The Turner School is a historic school building, located at 1410 Broadway in Rockford, Illinois. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 29, 2015. [ 1 ]
March 23, 2005. The Seventh Street Commercial Historic District is a national historic district which encompasses several blocks of Seventh Street in Rockford, Illinois. The district was the commercial center of Rockford's substantial Swedish American community. Swedish settlement in Rockford began in 1852, and Swedes accounted for a third of ...
Tinker Swiss Cottage. / 42.26528°N 89.10194°W / 42.26528; -89.10194. The Tinker Swiss Cottage is a historic house museum and park in Rockford, Illinois, United States. It was built as a personal residence by Robert Hall Tinker between 1865 and 1870. It is now a popular destination for school groups, general tours, and for rentals.
Coronado Theatre. The Coronado Performing Arts Center (originally the Coronado Theatre ), in Rockford, Illinois, is a 2,400-seat theatre, designed by architect Frederic J. Klein. The theatre cost $1.5 million to build, and opened on October 9, 1927.
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.