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Square with Spring House in snow ca1889

Circa 1889 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. The photo was taken after a snowstorm and shows leafless mature elm trees in the park. Also visible is the Springhouse structure.

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…

Tags: 1800s, Spring House, Square Park

Square Taken Mar 27 1930

1930 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock Illinois. The photo was taken after a snowstorm. In the square park can be seen leafless elm trees, the Springhouse structure, a tall soldier monument and a covred bandstand. Several cars are driving and parked on the snow covered street in the foreground. In the background can be seen three story brick buildings, the Woodstock Opera House building and a few other wooden structures.

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.…

Tags: 1900s, Automobiles, Buildings, Businesses, Cass Street, Johnson Street, Spring House, Square Park Bandstand, Van Buren Street, Winter

Square Taken Feb 22 1930

1930 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. In the park can be seen leafless elm trees, the Springhouse structure, a tall soldier monument and a covered bandstand. Several automobiles are parked on the brick paved street. In the background can be seen three story brick buildings and the Opera House building.

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,…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Businesses, Cass Street, Civil War Monument, Music, Soldier Monument, Spring House, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand, Van Buren Street

Square park snowstorm 1931

1931 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. On Cass Street in front of the park are several parked automobiles. In the park are snow covered elm trees, the Springhouse structure, a large soldier monutment and a bandstand. In the background can be seen three story brick buildings.

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…

Tags: 1900s, Automobiles, Civil War Monument, Soldier Monument, Spring House, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand, Winter

Square park from east side 1931

1931 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois after a snow storm. On the street in front of the park are parked a couple of automobiles and a horse and wagon. Prominent in the photograph is the Springhouse structure. In the background is the old McHenry County Courthouse.

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…

Tags: 1900s, Automobiles, Spring House, Square Park, Winter

Square Benton at Cass 1900-1910

1900-1910 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square park in winter. The Springhouse strucure and trees in the park are covered in snow. In the background are three and four story brick buildings. In the foreground is Benton Street which is devoid of people or vehicles.

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…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Spring House, Square Park

Spring House in winter 1893

1893 black and white photograph of the Springhouse structure in the Woodstock Square Park. The photograph was taken after a snow storm. The park is full of leafless elm trees and there are several horse and wagons and horse and sleds parked in the street near the structure. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.

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…

Tags: 1800s, Spring House, Square Park, Winter

Spring House in fall 1990s

1990s color photograph of the Springhouse structure in the Woodstock Sqaure Park. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.

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

Tags: 1900s, Spring House, Square Park

Spring House Construction 1976

1976 color photograph of construction of the replica of the Spring House structure in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Ilinois. The original structure built in 1872 was torn down in 1939.

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…

Tags: 1900s, Spring House

Spring House 1936

1936 black and white photograph of the decorative Springhouse structure in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background are two and three story brick buildings.

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…

Tags: 1900s, Spring House, Square Park

Spring House 1885-1912

Circa 1885-1912 black and white photograph of the decorative Springhouse structure in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background, the park is full of shady elm trees.

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…

Tags: 1800s, Spring House, Square Park

Spring House 1882

Black and white photograph of the decorative Springhouse structure in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. There are people posing inside the structure and the square park is filled with shady elm trees.

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…

Tags: 1800s, Spring House, Square Park

Snow Storm Oct. 27, 1925

1925 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock Illinois afer a snow. In the park can be seen mature elm trees, a large soldier monument and the decorative Springhouse structure.

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…

Tags: 1900s, Spring House, Square Park, Winter

Public Square 1927

1927 colorized black and white postcard of the south-east portion of the Woodstock Square Park in Woodstock, Illinois. In the park can be seen the decorative Springhouse structure. In the background are two and three story brick buildings. Several automobiles are parked on the street.

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…

Tags: 1900s, Benton Street, Buildings, Spring House, Square Park

Park and East Side of Square ca 1907

Circa 1907 colorized black and white postcard of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. The photography shows a fountain in the center of the park with the decorative Springhouse structure. The park is filled with mature elm trees and in the background are brick buildings on Benton STreet

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…

Tags: 1900s, Fountain, Postcard, Spring House, Square Park

Panorama Square from Johnson 1993

1993 color photograph of the Woodstock Square Park taken from the west side of Johnson Street. Prominent in the center of the photograph is a large soldier statue and the Square Park Bandstand. In the background are two, three and four story brick buildings.

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.

Tags: 1900s, Benton Street, Buildings, Civil War Monument, Soldier Monument, Spring House, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand

Panorama Square bird's eye view from Jefferson St 1996

1996 color aerial photograph of the Woodstock Square, Woodstock, Illinois. The prominent buildings seen are the Woodstock Opera House, The Old McHenry County Courthouse, the decorative Springhouse and City Hall.

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…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Cass Street, Courthouse, Johnson Street, Opera House, Post Office, Schools, Spring House, Square Park, Van Buren Street

Mineral Springs in City Park

Circa 1906 black and white postcard of the ornamental Spring House structure located in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. The Square Park is full of mature elm trees.

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…

Tags: 1900s, Postcard, Spring House, Square Park

Mineral Spring and Park

1906 colorized black and white post card of the Square Park in Woodstock, Illinois. The park is filled with mature elm trees. The only visible structure is the ornamental Spring House.

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…

Tags: 1900s, Postcard, Spring House, Square Park

East Jackson to Public Square

Circa 1912 colorized black and white postcard of East Jackson Street, Woodstock, Illinois looking west towards the Woodstock Square Park. The park is populated with many elm trees and the Woodstock Springhouse structure can be seen.

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…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Jackson Street - East, Postcard, Spring House

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