Rockford Morning Star Building - Rockford, Illinois - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Rockford Morning Star Building was constructed in 1927 as the new headquarters for the newspaper, "Rockford Morning Star". The building only served in that capacity for five years when the newspaper merged with "The Register Republic" and became the "Rockford Register Star." The building was designed by the architectural firm of Clausen, Kruse & Klein of Davenport, Iowa, who specialized in the design of newspaper headquarters that the time. The building with Art Deco influences was designed to support additional floors if needed with a foundation of pilings driven nearly 50 feet into the earth.

After the newspaper merger, the building was leased by Pioneer Life Insurance Company, the insurance company purchased the building in 1946 and continued to use the building 1996 when they sold the building. The building has since been renovated and is used by a bank and for professional offices.

Street address: 127 N. Wyman St. Rockford, Illinois County / Borough / Parish: Winnebago County Year listed: 1999 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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