Home > Illinois > Rockford vicinity > Mowry Brown House, State Route 2, Owen Township, Rockford, Winnebago County, IL
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Main Front Looking South
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Main Front Looking South
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East Side Of Structure Looking West
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West Side Of Structure Looking East
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South Side Of Structure Looking North
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Stairway And Hall On Main Floor Looking South
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Main Entrance, Stairway And Hall On Ground Floor Looking North
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Room In Northwest Corner Of Main Floor Looking South
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Room In Southeast Corner Of Main Floor Looking Southwest
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Room In Southeast Corner Of Main Floor Looking Northeast
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Room In Southwest Corner Of Main Floor Looking Southeast
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Room In North Half Of Upper Floor Looking Northeast
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Room In North Half Of Upper Floor Looking Southeast
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Hallway And Entrance To Room In Southeast Corner Of Upper Floor Looking South
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Room In Southeast Corner Of Upper Floor Looking Southeast
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Data Pages
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Item Title
LocationOwen Township,
Rockford vicinity, IL
Find maps of Rockford, IL
Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS IL-303
Building/structure dates:
1840 initial construction
Significance: The Mowry Brown house is a ca. 1840 residential building. ... It is apparently one of the oldest surviving structures in Winnebago County and embodies the distinctive characteristics of the Greek Revival Style in a comparatively small vernacular expression. ... The house is of potential historical significance due to its association with Mowry Brown, who was one of the earliest carpenters and homebuilders in the county and whose activities are frequently mentioned in local histories...
Subjects
Building DeteriorationMoving Of StructuresHouses
Related Names
Brown, Mowry
Watts, Roger, Photographer
Jacobson, Jerry, Historian
Walters, William D., Historian
Esarey, Mark, Historian
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. MAIN FRONT LOOKING SOUTH
2. MAIN FRONT LOOKING SOUTH
3. EAST SIDE OF STRUCTURE LOOKING WEST
4. WEST SIDE OF STRUCTURE LOOKING EAST
5. SOUTH SIDE OF STRUCTURE LOOKING NORTH
6. STAIRWAY AND HALL ON MAIN FLOOR LOOKING SOUTH
7. MAIN ENTRANCE, STAIRWAY AND HALL ON GROUND FLOOR LOOKING NORTH
8. ROOM IN NORTHWEST CORNER OF MAIN FLOOR LOOKING SOUTH
9. ROOM IN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MAIN FLOOR LOOKING SOUTHWEST
10. ROOM IN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MAIN FLOOR LOOKING NORTHEAST
11. ROOM IN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MAIN FLOOR LOOKING SOUTHEAST
12. ROOM IN NORTH HALF OF UPPER FLOOR LOOKING NORTHEAST
13. ROOM IN NORTH HALF OF UPPER FLOOR LOOKING SOUTHEAST
14. HALLWAY AND ENTRANCE TO ROOM IN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF UPPER FLOOR LOOKING SOUTH
15. ROOM IN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF UPPER FLOOR LOOKING SOUTHEAST
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