{"nrhp_refnum":"87002044","name":"Haight Village Historic District (Additional Documentation)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Walnut & Kishwaukee Sts., Chicago Northwestern RR tracks & Madison St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rockford","county":"Winnebago County","state":"IL","lat":42.26551695800006,"lon":-89.09060814480256,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-11-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 14-block residential historic district of about 150 buildings directly south of the East State Street business district in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. The earliest building is a Gothic cottage from 1843.","why_significant":"The district was Rockford's most fashionable neighborhood in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Prominent businessmen, politicians and professionals built large homes here, and the buildings show the progression of Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne and Classical Revival styles. Most were built between 1860-70 and 1880-95, and 99 of the 150 buildings are classed as contributing.","narrative":"Haight Village is a 14-block neighborhood just south of Rockford's East State Street business district, in Winnebago County, Illinois. It holds about 150 buildings, mostly residential, along with churches, a Masonic Temple, a fire station, a boys club and a former watch factory. The oldest survivor is a Gothic cottage built in 1843 for Willard Wheeler, Rockford's first mayor. Most buildings date from 1860-70 and 1880-95. Their styles run from Greek Revival and Italianate through Gothic Revival and Queen Anne to Classical Revival. The area was Rockford's most fashionable address, home to leaders of industry, commerce and government such as Judge William Brown and his sons Edward and Frank, furniture makers, and bankers. Many residents worked in the nearby business district. Railroad tracks, busy arterial streets and differing land uses set the neighborhood apart from its surroundings. Restoration work since 1977 has returned many altered houses to their original look, so the district resembles its period of significance. Ninety-nine buildings contribute to its character.","period_of_significance":"1843-1930","architect_builder":"Rockford architects named include Charles Wyman Bradley, Edward Peterson and Gilbert Johnson, and George Bradley; many homes are tied to their original owner-builders.","architectural_style":"Greek Revival, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Many altered homes have been restored to their original appearance. One vacant block remains where deteriorated houses were demolished in the 1960s.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.918822-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/11/8944/28894411/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/87002044.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002044/0768223b78-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002044/0768223b78-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Teemu08","credit_html":"Teemu08, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:326_South_Third_Street.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894411","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haight_Village_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15693974"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/winnebago-county/haight-village-historic-district-additional-documentation-87002044/"}