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Square park after a light snowstorm looking south from Cass Street (by either Medlar or Tripp from the angle). The Spring House built in 1873 is visible as is the cover for the iron fountain built around 1880. There are diagonal sidewalks as well as…

This photo is taken from nearly the same vantage point as the photo taken Feb 22 1930, however snow covers the ground and the flags are no longer there. Mr. Stamet's popcorn wagon, the Spring House, Bandstand and Soldier Monument are all visible.…

One of three Tripp photos of the Square taken in 1930.This one shows the Square park from the entrance at Cass and Main street. A small popcorn wagon, identified as "Mr. Stamet's" for another photo, is adjacent to the entrance. The Spring House,…

Taken on January 19, 1931 after a wet snowstorm that left the trees loaded with snow. Shows the park from the entrance on Main Street with the Spring House and Bandstand. A popcorn wagon is parked outside the entrance. The Civil War soldier's…

Snowstorm of January 19, 1931 showing the park from the East Jackson Street entrance. The Spring House is covered with snow. A wagon with two horses is tied to the railing of the park. A sign on Montgomery Ward department store advertises a Winter…

View of the Square Park and Spring House in winter from the intersection of N. Benton and Cass streets. Partial signs on the Benton street stores include G. Anderson ...and Pressing; ...S Meals; Whitson's; and ...Restaurant. The sign on the side of…

Incorrectly dated on the back of the photo "Spring House 1900-1910" this was taken around 1893.
View from Medlar Studio window at 100 Cass shows the Spring House and Square Park in the snow. Horses and wagons are tied up on the edge of the park on…

Spring House in the park with leafless trees except for the red maples.

Jim Keefe took this photo during the construction of the replica of the Spring House. The original building from 1872 was torn down in the 1939 having become so hazardous that the demolition entailed pushing it over.

This rebuilding was led by…

The Spring House is in deep shade with the buildings on N. Benton behind it. The caption says it was taken just before it was taken down.

There is a water fountain inside and a few "fishscales" missing from the rof edge.

This photo is mounted…

Close up, slightly faded, photo of the Spring House that has been separated from its cardboard backing. No indication of photographer and difficult to date.
After 1885-the damaged wide boards between the fence posts that appear in the Grant memorial…

Spring House was built in 1873 for $600 to attract visitors from Chicago. Charles Lemmers, who came to Woodstock in 1848, was the contractor. The 1937 Woodstock Sentinel said that it was in a style much in vogue at that time.
This photo is dated…

A light snow covers the Square Park, showing the original Spring House and Civil War soldier statue.The photo was taken on Cass Street near the Main Street entrance to the park. Van Buren Street buildings are in the background but details are not…

Slightly colorized Curt Teich postcard shows Benton Street lined with autos and and the southeast corner of the Square park. The photo was taken from the Opera House.
Better color version donated by Jim Keefe

The date is determined by the…

This postcard was printed after 1907 when postal regulations were changed to permit writing a message on the back as well as the address.

It shows the Square park from the west entrance on Johnson St. with mature trees, a dark-red colorized…

This panorama shows the W. Jackson St. entrance (and a great deal of the Johnson St bricks. The buildings in the park and in the background on Benton & VanBuren are too far away to be useful.

Jim Keefe's office was on Jefferson St. fairly close to where this photo was taken. His son Patrick was on the fire department, so perhaps he had access to a hook & ladder truck to take it.
The two photos are taped together to make the treeline in…

Close-up black and white photo of the Spring House. The date is estimated by the style of the postcard which has room for the message on the front and has a plain, non-divided back for address.

A. S. Wright published the postcard. He was in…

This postcard shows the Square park trees in full leaf before the renovations in 1912. The Spring House is the only visible landmark.The railings on the edge are wood posts with rope or chain in between them.

E. C. Kropp company of Milwaukee was…

This is an unusual view, looking down East Jackson toward the Spring House. The only clue to the date is the style of lamp posts that were installed in the downtown area in 1912.

Two frame buildings, one a business style and the other a Greek…
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