History · Rockford · established 1834
34 landmarks tell Rockford’s story
Gathering old photos, postcards and papers of Rockford from public archives. This takes a few seconds the first time.
1834established
0old photos & papers
34historic places
Opening the archives for Rockford
Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress, the National Register and Wikipedia.
On the National Register
34 listings protect 822 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
34
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
822
each building in a district counts
first listed
1972
Tinker Swiss Cottage
in Illinois
#5
by listings
BuildingsDistrictsSites
Architectural styles listings
Italianate6
Greek Revival5
Classical Revival5
Art Deco4
Romanesque3
Queen Anne3
Tinker Swiss CottageBuilding
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial HallNeoclassical
Graham-Ginestra HouseGreek Revival
CoronadoBuilding
Amos Catlin Spafford HouseItalian Villa
East Rockford Historic DistrictClassical Revival
Herrick CobblestoneGreek Revival · Built 1847
Lake-Peterson HouseVictorian Gothic
All 34 listings
Lysander Jacoby HouseBuilding · listed 1982Haight Village Historic District (Additional Documentation)District · listed 1987Beattie Park Mound GroupSite · listed 1991Chick HouseBuilding · listed 1997Rockford Morning Star BuildingBuilding · listed 1999Illinois National Guard ArmoryBuilding · listed 2000William Brown BuildingBuilding · listed 2000Rockford Elk's Lodge #64Building · listed 2005Seventh Street Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2005Garrison SchoolBuilding · listed 2006Barber-Colman Company Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2006West Downtown Rockford Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2007Charles Lundberg HouseBuilding · listed 2008Ziock BuildingBuilding · listed 2011Peacock BreweryBuilding · listed 2011Garrison-Coronado-Haskill Historic DistrictDistrict · listed 2012Greenwood Cemetery Chapel and CrematoryBuilding · listed 2012Kenneth and Phyllis Laurent HouseBuilding · listed 2012Condon Brothers and R.H. Shumway BuildingBuilding · listed 2015Turner SchoolBuilding · listed 2015St. Thomas Catholic High School for BoysBuilding · listed 2018Rockford Woman’s ClubBuilding · listed 2020Witwer HouseBuilding · listed 2021Rockford Brass WorksBuilding · listed 2022Emerson-Keith HouseBuilding · listed 2022Rockford Gas Light & Coke Fitting and Meter Shops BuildingBuilding · listed 2024
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Weigh in
Has Rockford changed for the better?
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Start a conversation
From the National Register of Historic Places (34). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.