Building date: 1847
Original use: Residence
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 42°15'08.19"N 89°03'43.56"W. Current owner of record, Bell as of the 2019 Tax Roll. Listed as commercial office.
Township of Rockford and Winnebago County Maps.
The Herrick Cobblestone house at 2127 Broadway, Rockford, is believed to be the oldest residence in that city. Very little is known of its builder, Elijah L. Herrick, who came from Massachusetts in the mid 1830s. The stones were taken from the nearby Rock River. Herrick may have learned about cobblestone construction while passing through New York State on his trek west. It was placed on the National Register in 1980 and the Illinois Historic Sites survey in 1978. Richard Palmer blog.
Herrick Cobblestone House, piece of Rockford history, for sale, by Chris Green, rrstar.com, Aug 17 2011
"Cobblestone Houses in New York and Other States", By Jackie Craven
Realtor website exterior and interior documentation and photographs.
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National Register of Historic Places Registration
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¹ Photography courtesy Martin and Sheila Wolfish.
² Photography courtesy Richard Palmer. Attribution not provided.
