Tremulis

Flowers By Connie

Ellen

Charles Boettcher, architect, and Ray Scandroli, Scandroli Construction made the shop

The light fixtures on the street were from the old Jefferson Street Bridge

The original house was built by Aaron Marcellus, who came to Rockford in 1854

 

 

Source: Register Star “Metro”,  02/22/1979

Flowers By Connie

Ellen

Flowers By Connie

Since 1957, at 806 North Main Street

Earlier it had been at 127 North Main Street

Prior to that it was at 127 South Church Street

Owner Connie Tremulis died in February 1977

The shop was left to Ernest Diebold

The mansion at 806 North Main Street burned down in 1979

 

Source:  Rockford Morning Star, 02/21/1979; Rockfordiana Files, “Historic Houses and Landmarks – Volume 4”, Rockford Public Library Local History Collection.

Flowers By Connie

Ellen

Flowers By Connie

806 North Main Street

Owner, Constance Tremulis

Fire at Flowers By Connie, February 21, 1979

 

Fire at Flowers By Connie 02/21/1979
Fire at Flowers By Connie 02/21/1979

 

Source: Rockford Register Star, 12/23/1979, Rockfordiana Files “Fire and Fire Protection 5”, Rockford Public Library Local History Collection

Flowers By Connie

Ellen

Flowers By Connie

806 North Main Street

Owner, Constance Tremulis

Circa 1854 it was the Aaron Marcellus mansion

The building survived a fire in 1867 at the Anderson Building at 803 North Church Street

Flowers By Connie, 806 North Main Street
Flowers By Connie, 806 North Main Street

 

Source:  “Rockford: 1920 and Beyond” by Eric A. Johnson,  R977.331  J669r, Page 66, Rockford Public Library Local History Collection