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  2. Rockford, Illinois - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. East Rockford Historic District - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. List of City of Rockford Landmarks and Historic-Districts

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    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.

  5. Tinker Swiss Cottage - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Seventh Street Commercial Historic District - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. West Downtown Rockford Historic District - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Haight Village Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The earliest east side development was within the confines of what is now the Haight Village Historic District. The oldest extant building in the district is the 1843 Wheeler cottage. A pair of houses still stand from the late 1840s at 314 South Second Street and 405 South First Street. Rockford's population grew from 235 in 1839 to 1,500 by 1850.

  9. Memorial Hall (Rockford, Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum (formerly known as Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall) one of the oldest museums in Winnebago County, is located one block west of the Rock River in downtown Rockford. Construction on the Hall began in 1901 and was finished in 1902, but dedication was delayed. On June 3, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt.

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