Source: Rockford Register Star, May 6, 2019
Tinker Swiss Cottage
Laura Furman, Curator of Collections and Education, Midway Village Museum
Source: Northwest Quarterly Magazine, Annual Guide 2019
R. H. Tinker Residence, Kent Street, 1902
Residence of Mr. Robert H. Tinker. The Tinker Swiss Cottage.
Source: 1902 Rockford Illinois, Press of Horner Printing Company, Rockford, ILL, p. 67, 1902.
Tinker Swiss Cottage – 1945
Source: Tinker Cottage, Dewey Dec. R917.733 T49 37 pages, c.1945 [with nice portrait photography of Mary Manny Tinker and Robert Tinker]
Bradley and Bradley Architects – plus George Bradley obituary
First ad in newspaper as Wm. Bradley, Architect and Builder: May 10, 1856, Rockford Weekly Register-Gazette
George Bradley served an apprenticeship at Architect and Builder in Boston, MA in 1850. Source: Death article, January 14, 1898, Rockford Daily Register-Gazette George Bradley came to Rockford in 1855 according to same article, and constructed over 1000 buildings in Rockford by the time of his death in 1898. His business was succeeded by his son, C.W. Bradley, who had been associated with him in architectural and construction work for 14 years.
Built 7 public schools, Wallach’s Block, Stewart Building, First Lutheran Church, First Congregational Church, Tinker Swiss Cottage, and T.D. Robertson residence. Source: Rockford Daily Register-Gazette, Jan. 14, 1898.
Burial in West Side Cemetery (name changed to Greenwood Cemetery).
Source: Rockford Daily Register-Gazette January 14, 1898
“City’s Past Comes Alive from Tinker to Barloga” – 1988
Source: Rockford Register Star April 14, 1988
“Tinker Cottage hosts second bluegrass fest” – 1981
Source: Rockford Register Star 7/5/1981
Rockford Park District – 1925-26 Annual Report – cover
Source: Rockford Park District 15th Annual Report, 1925-26
Tinker Swiss Cottage, pictured, had $12,010.00 of work done to the grounds in 1925-26.
Tinker Swiss Cottage – 1899
Source: Local History photograph collection. Photographer unknown. Date: 1899
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