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Rockford Morning Star Building
The Rockford Morning Star Building, located at 127 N. Wyman St. in Rockford, Illinois, Rockford, Illinois, is a historic building originally used by the ''Rockford Register Star, Rockford Morning Star''. Architecture Built in 1927–28, the building was designed by Davenport, Iowa, architecture firm Clausen, Kruse & Klein. The firm designed the building in the Classical Revival architecture, Classical Revival style. The building's terra cotta exterior is segmented by pilasters with decorative capital (architecture), capitals. Decorative panels situated near the building's entrance feature Art Deco and Egyptian architecture, Egyptian elements, including rows of chevron (insignia), chevrons and a guilloché of Nelumbo nucifera, lotus buds. History The first newspapers in Rockford, Illinois were ''The Rock River Express'' and the ''Rockford Star'', both first published in 1840. Both papers lasted only a year. The ''Winnebago Forum'', renamed ''The Republican'' in 1845, was the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern Illinois, northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River (Illinois), Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County, Illinois, Ogle County). The largest city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area, Rockford is the List of municipalities in Illinois, fifth-largest city in the state and the List of United States cities by population, 171st most populous in the United States. According to 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census data, the City of Rockford had a population of 148,655 with an outlying metropolitan area population of 348,360. Settled in the mid-1830s, the position of the city on the Rock River made its location strategic for industrial development. In the second half of the 19th century, Rockford was notable for its output of heavy machinery, hardware and tools; by the twentieth century, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Park Service
The National Park Service (NPS) is an List of federal agencies in the United States, agency of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government within the United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior that manages all List of areas in the United States National Park System, national parks, most National monument (United States), national monuments, and other natural, historical, and recreational properties with various title designations. The United States Congress, U.S. Congress created the agency on August 25, 1916, through the National Park Service Organic Act. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., within the main headquarters of the Department of the Interior. The NPS employs approximately 20,000 people in 423 individual units covering over 85 million acres in List of states and territories of the United States, all 50 states, the Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, and Territories of the United States, US territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
