{"nrhp_refnum":"80001424","name":"Lake-Peterson House","other_names":["Jenny's"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1313 E. State St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rockford","county":"Winnebago County","state":"IL","lat":42.267100404000075,"lon":-89.07444531699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-06-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story yellow brick Victorian Gothic residence at 1313 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois, begun in 1873 for John Lake, with a nearby wood frame carriage house of about the same period.","why_significant":"The nomination holds that it is one of Illinois' finest examples of domestic Victorian Gothic architecture, showing the style's mixed materials, incised foliated carving, pointed and straight-headed openings, and heavy gable and eave trim. It also has local significance through its ties to John Lake, a prominent early Rockford citizen, and Pehr August Peterson, a leading furniture manufacturer. The surviving contemporary outbuilding is called unusual.","narrative":"Built beginning in 1873, this two-story yellow brick house at 1313 East State Street in Rockford combines an asymmetrical plan, steep slate roofs, a stone foundation, decorative gables, bay windows and a wide veranda. Its trim is especially fine, with pointed arch vergeboards, carved limestone hood molds and varied windows. The architect is unknown, and John Lake, its first owner, was the probable builder; he may have obtained plans in England. Lake, an English-born carpenter, contractor and lumber dealer, became one of Rockford's wealthiest citizens. In 1918 the house was bought by Pehr August Peterson, a Swedish immigrant who became the city's leading furniture manufacturer and donated the house to Swedish American Hospital in 1919. A later addition and porch were made after 1918, but the original fireplaces, plaster moldings and woodwork survive. A carriage house with a four-gabled louvered cupola also remains. The property is recognized as an outstanding Illinois example of Victorian Gothic domestic design.","period_of_significance":"1873-1927","architect_builder":"John Lake, probable builder","architectural_style":"Victorian Gothic","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied; houses professional firms and retail establishments, with the interior essentially unchanged and in good condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.754565-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/3/8944/28894403/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/80001424.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001424/46d7517c18-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001424/46d7517c18-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Carol M. Highsmith","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Lake-Peterson_House,_a_Gothic_Revival_home_in_Rockford,_Illinois_LCCN2011632134.tif\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol M. Highsmith</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Lake-Peterson_House,_a_Gothic_Revival_home_in_Rockford,_Illinois_LCCN2011632134.tif"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894403","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake%E2%80%93Peterson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14687750"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/winnebago-county/lake-peterson-house-80001424/"}