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Tinker Swiss Cottage - Rockford, Illinois - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com
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Tinker Swiss Cottage - Rockford, Illinois
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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BruceS
N 42° 15.862 W 089° 06.131
16T E 326620 N 4681268
Swiss styled home now museum in Rockford, Illinois.
Waymark Code:
WM404D
Location:
Illinois, United States
Date Posted:
06/15/2008
Published By:
deano1943
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The Tinker Swiss Cottage was built in 1865 for businessman Robert Hall Tinker. The cottage inspired from a trip to Europe in 1862 when Mr. Tinker fell in love with the architecture of Switzerland. The cottage sits on a bluff above Kent Creek and features a suspension bridge across the creek.
The Tinker family were the only residents of the cottage and they left their home to the Rockford Park District after seventy-five years of residence. The house is operated as a museum with many of the original furnishings and artwork from a century ago.
Guided tours of Tinker Swiss Cottage are available Tuesday through Friday and on Sundays at 1, 2 and 3 pm. Allow at least 1 hour for the tour. The Museum is closed for tours on Mondays and Saturdays. Admission is $5/Adults 18 – 64, $4/Seniors 65+, $3/Students 5 – 17.
Street address:
411 Kent St.
Rockford, Illinois
County / Borough / Parish:
Winnebago County
Year listed:
1972
Historic (Areas of) Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance:
1850-1874
Historic function:
Domestic
Current function:
Recreation and Culture - Museum
Primary Web Site:
[Web Link]
Secondary Website 1:
[Web Link]
Privately owned?:
Not Listed
Season start / Season finish:
Not listed
Hours of operation:
Not listed
Secondary Website 2:
Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link:
Not listed
Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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