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List of City of Rockford Landmarks and Historic-Districts

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Historic Landmarks and Districts is a designation of the City of Rockford Historic Preservation Commission (RHPC). Many of these landmarks are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Historic Preservation Commission

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The City of Rockford's Historic Preservation Commission (RHPC) approves new historic districts and landmarks.

Criteria

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To submit a landmark or district for historic designation, applicants must describe how the proposed landmark meets the criteria.[1]

To be a Rockford landmark, a building, structure, site or object must retain the integrity and spirit of its original design. In addition to this basic requirement, proposed landmark properties must also meet at least one of the following criteria:

  1. The building, structure or object predates 1860; or
  2. It is an exceptional example of a historic or vernacular style, or one of the few remaining in the City; or
  3. It is an extraordinary curiosity or picturesque work; or
  4. It is the work of a nationally famous architect; or
  5. It is an outstanding or the only known example of work by a locally well known architect or master builder; or
  6. It has known historic significance because it is the property most closely associated with the life or activities of a major historic person, organization or group (including ethnic groups); or
  7. It has known historic significance because it is the property most associated with a notable historic event; or
  8. It is of a type or is associated with a use once common but now rare; or
  9. It has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history; or
  10. By virtue of its location or activities held there, it is a current or former focal point of life in the City.

List of landmarks

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Individual landmarks

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Landmark Name Image Location Built NRHP date
Graham-Ginestra House 1115 South Main Street 1857 June 11, 1979
Herrick-Logli Cobblestone House 2127 Broadway 1847 May 14, 1980
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 737 & 813 North Main Street
John Erlander Home 404 South Third Street 1871
Times Theatre 222-230 North Main Street 1938
7th Street Train Depot[2] 701-703 7th Street 1911
Four Squires Building 203 West State Street
West Middle School 1900 North Rockton Avenue 1939
East High School 2929 Charles Street 1939
Garrison School 1105 North Court Street 1887 February 9, 2006
Liebling Building 330 North Main Street 1930
Shumway Market Building[3] 713 East State Street 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 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
Beyer Stadium Ticket Gatehouse[5] 311 15th Avenue
Booker Washington Center 524 Kent Street and 1005 South Court Street 1858
Witwer (Bell) House 504 North First Street 1876 August 26, 2021

Historic Districts

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National Historic Districts

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Local Historic Districts

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  • Haight Village. Area bounded by South Madison, Walnut and Kishwaukee Streets and the Union Pacific Railroad to the south.
  • Garfield Avenue. 600 through 900 blocks of Garfield Avenue.
  • Indian Terrace. Indian Terrace south of the Armory, and including Beattie Park.
  • Brown's Hills/Knightsville. This is most of the area lying between North Second Street on the west, Sinnissippi Park/Golf Course on the north, the Scandinavian Cemetery (Prospect Street) on the east and Rural Street on the south plus the four houses just north of the YMCA on the west side of North Second Street
  • Northeast State & Main. 201, 203 and 211 West State Street, plus 107 and 109 North Main Street.
  • Peacock Brewery. 200 Prairie Street plus Brewmaster’s House (stone house) at Northwest corner of Prairie and Madison Streets.

Further reading

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Landmarks | Rockford, IL". www.rockfordil.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  2. ^ "7th Street Passenger Depot". Rockford Register Star. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. ^ "Shumway Market Building". Rockford Register Star. 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  4. ^ Carrigan, Andy (2022-04-20). "Rockford's Elks Lodge placed on Illinois' most historic endangered places list". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ^ Guerrero, Isaac (2018-05-25). "Beyer Stadium's second act". Rockford Register Star. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
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