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Lake was an early and prominent citizen of Rockford as a party to partnerships in the lumber trade. He came to Rockford in 1837 and by the 1870s was one of the city's most important and wealthy citizens. Lake lived in the house until he died in 1907. In 1918 the house was purchased by Pehr August Peterson, a figure in the Rockford furniture ...
Lake-Peterson House: 1313 East State Street 1873 June 25, 1980 Coronado Theatre: 314 North Main Street 1927 September 6, 1979 Freeman School 910 Second Avenue 1893 Midway Theatre 721 East State Street 1918 Anderson Building 803 North Church Street Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum: 411 Kent Street 1869 December 27, 1972 Burpee Museum of Natural History
Lake–Peterson House: Lake–Peterson House. June 25, 1980 : 1313 East State Street Rockford: 22 ... Rockford Morning Star Building: August 12, 1999
Pehr August "P.A." Peterson (September 8, 1846 – June 10, 1927) was a Swedish-born business executive, civic leader, and philanthropist in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Peterson was founder and president of numerous furniture and machine tool manufacturing companies and one of the founders of Swedish American Hospital .
The commercial building at 324–30 East State Street is the oldest in the district. The following buildings contribute to the historical fabric of the district: [2] Rockford Wholesale Grocery Building, 1909; Morning Star Newspaper Building, 1932; Old Y.M.C.A. Building, 1889; Germania Hall, 1890; 324–30 East State Street, c. 1855-60; Old City ...
The Hart building, 214 N. Church St., is currently playing host as Rockford's interim library, but the building will likely be sold next year. Wanted in 2024: New owners for Rockford's interim ...
Memorial Hall was the first such building, recognized in 1976. The Coronado followed in 1979. A task force was created in 1986 to preserve the deteriorating west downtown district. The Chick House was recognized in 1997, the Rockford Morning Star Building in 1999, the William Brown Building in 2000, and the Rockford Elk's Lodge #64 in 2005.
Peterson Space Force Base, previously Peterson Air Force Base, Peterson Field, and Army Air Base, Colorado Springs, is a United States Space Force base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport and is home to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the Space Force's 21st Space Wing, elements of the Space Force's Space Systems Command, and United ...