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1536 Harlem Blvd.

1536 Harlem Boulevard

June 26, 2015Ellen

1536 Harlem Boulevard

1536 Harlem Boulevard in 1912
1536 Harlem Boulevard in 1912

 

Source:  “Rockford 1912”, Rockford Public Library’s Local History Collection, R917.7331 R682r

 

 

 

Addresses, General 1536 Harlem Blvd., 1536 Harlem Boulevard

1536 Harlem Boulevard

June 26, 2015Ellen

1536 Harlem Boulevard

The 1903 Rockford City Directory lists this home as 1536 Harlem, today it is 1536 Harlem Boulevard

1536 Harlem Boulevard in 1904
1536 Harlem Boulevard in 1904

 

Source:  “Rockford: Seventy Years of Progress, 1834-1904”, Rockford Public Library’s Local History Collection, R917-733  R593

Addresses, General 1536 Harlem Blvd., 1536 Harlem Boulevard, Norman F. Thompson

1536 – 1531 Harlem Boulevard

June 26, 2015Ellen

1536 – 1531 Harlem Boulevard

1531 / 1536 Harlem Boulevard in 2010
1531 / 1536 Harlem Boulevard in 2010

 

Source: 2010 photograph by Rockford Public Library historian Jan Carter

Addresses, General, People 1536 Harlem Blvd., 1536 Harlem Boulevard, Jan Carter

1536 Harlem Boulevard

June 26, 2015Ellen

1536 Harlem Boulevard

Residence of Norman F. Thompson and wife, Adaline E. Thompson

President, Manufacturers National Bank

Undated photograph of Norman F. Thompson
Undated photograph of Norman F. Thompson

 

Source:  1903, 1907 Rockford City Directories

Addresses, Banks, Business, General, People 1536 Harlem Blvd., 1536 Harlem Boulevard, Adaline E. Thompson, Manufacturers National Bank, Norman F. Thompson, Thompson

1536 Harlem Boulevard

June 26, 2015Ellen

1536 Harlem Boulevard

Carriage house, which faces Sherman Street

Carriage House of 1536 Harlem Boulevard, 2009
Carriage House of 1536 Harlem Boulevard, 2009

 

Source: Photograph by Tom Powers, 2009

Addresses, General, People 1536 Harlem Blvd., 1536 Harlem Boulevard, Sherman Street, Tom Powers

1536 Harlem Boulevard

June 13, 2015Ellen

1536 Harlem Boulevard

Residence of John A. Green and his wife, Caroline E. Green

Surgeon at 311 Brown Building

 

Source: 1923 – 1949 Rockford City Directories

Addresses, Buildings, General, Medical, People 1536 Harlem Blvd., 1536 Harlem Boulevard, 311 Brown Building, Caroline E. Green, John A. Gasparini, John A. Green

1536 Harlem Boulevard

June 13, 2015Ellen

1536 Harlem Boulevard

For sale May 2012, bank foreclosure

$228,900 for 6,999 square feet

Probably original owner: N. C. Thompson, 1900

3 story Victorian, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, 6 fireplaces

1536 Harlem Boulevard in 2012
1536 Harlem Boulevard in 2012
1536 Harlem Boulevard
1536 Harlem Boulevard

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Source:  www.realtor.com

Addresses, General, People 1536 Harlem Blvd., 1536 Harlem Boulevard, N.C. Thompson

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