Tinker Swiss Cottage (Rockford, Illinois)

USA / Illinois / Rockford / Rockford, Illinois / Kent Street, 411
 museum, place with historical importance
Rockford businessman and one-time mayor Robert Hall Tinker built this exotic Victorian home in 1865 after a whirlwind trip to Europe. Today, filled with original furnishings, artwork and family diaries, Tinker Swiss Cottage is open as a museum, transporting its visitors back to Rockford in the 1890's. The Cottage is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
www.tinkercottage.org/
www.rockfordparkdistrict.org/home/museumsandpartners/ti...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Swiss_Cottage
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Coordinates:   42°15'51"N   89°6'11"W
This article was last modified 9 years ago