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Courthouse, Square Park and Baptist Church ca 1867
This photo of the west side of the Square, which is very similar to the photo Item #373 (Square in winter ca 1867) and features the Courthouse and the Baptists church which was located directly to the west of the Courthouse on the northwest corner of…
Park and East Side of Square before 1909
Horses with wagons and buggies are parked on Johnson St in this dark colored photograph. The buildings on Benton St can be glimpsed through the trees with additional buggies and wagons parked on Benton St. The Spring House (built 1876) is visible,…
Dedication of the Soldiers' Monument in the Woodstock Square Park - November 3, 1909
The gentlemen standing in the front two rows are veterans of the Civil War. The women in the third row are wives or widows of the veterans.
The “Sentinel” or Civil War Monument was erected by the Grand Army of the Republic. Zoia Monuments mounted…
The “Sentinel” or Civil War Monument was erected by the Grand Army of the Republic. Zoia Monuments mounted…
Woodstock Opera House & Bandstand
The Opera House was finished in 1890 and this is one of the oldest photographs of it. The picture shows the bandstand as it looked before the 1909 structure. The houses and shops on the southwest side of the Square (where Woodstock Square Mall is…
World War 1 Homecoming Celebration Welcome Home Parade, 1919
On June 10, 1919 the city of Woodstock Illinois hosted a Homecoming Celebration for McHenry County's returning soldiers, sailors and marines from World War I.
Woodstock Square Bandstand, Circa 1910
The mature trees and the electricity in the bandstand show the passage of time. This bandstand was built in 1909 (it is not the current structure). The stonework of the bandstand is reflected in the stone pillars at the entrances of the Square. These…
West Side of Square, ca 1860
Oldest known photo of the Courthouse [101 N. Johnson] and newly landscaped (1858-9) Square Park. The Courthouse was built in 1857. There is a description of the courthouse in the February 3, 1858 Woodstock Sentinel.
Neill Donnelly's Cheap Cash Store…
Neill Donnelly's Cheap Cash Store…
Welcome Home 1919 Square Crowd panorama right
Third in the series of photos that, when put together with ID 103 and ID 104 make up a panorama. People are crossing Cass street from the north entrance to the Square park. Bunting and flags are hung over the street. A striped tent is visible as is…
Welcome Home 1919 Square Crowd panorama middle
This is the middle photo of the Welcome Home celebration on June 10, 1919 that can be put together with ID 103 and ID 105 for a panorama. The edges and sidewalks on the east side of Square Park are filled with people waiting for the parade. Pennants…
Welcome Home 1919 Square Crowd Panorama (left, middle & right)
LEFT IMAGE - The intersection of Cass and North Benton streets is lined with the crowd that is waiting for the parade to begin. The edge of the reviewing stand is visible along with the back of those sitting on the stand. The rest of the spectators…
Welcome Home 1919 Arch
Three photos of the Welcome Home arches. The Tripp photo of the main arch on Main and Cass streets shows the bandstand decorated with bunting. Just one small truck, one car and one horse are parked on the Square, indicating that the photo was taken…
Wall of Honor WWII 1943
A wooden sign surrounding the Civil War Monument (also known as the Soldier's Monument) listed the names of men and women serving in the armed forces from Woodstock. In 1944, approximately 1200 names were listed on the "Honor Roll" including 18…
Time capsule search 2000-1
This series of photos is called "Looking for the Time Capsule." Jim Clegg was responsible for a project that listed the names of all the Civil War soldiers that lost their lives in that war. Before the names were installed around the base of the…
Square with Spring House in snow ca1889
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…
Woodstock Square in the Winter, circa 1873-78
Square park in the snow showing part of the Bunker Block obscured by trees and a clear view of the public school (Central School). The spring house is barely visible. Two horses and an empty wagon are hitched to the rope outside the fence along the…
Square Taken Feb 22 1930
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,…
Square Southeast side Pratt House ca 1870
Pratt House
Back of photo: "This block of buildings on the south side of square built in 1853. In one of the upper stories over the drug store was Phoenix Hall where many church organizations conducted their services until they had buildings of…
Back of photo: "This block of buildings on the south side of square built in 1853. In one of the upper stories over the drug store was Phoenix Hall where many church organizations conducted their services until they had buildings of…
Square south east at night in snow 1950s
Taken from the upper windows of the Opera House, this shows the intersection of Dean & Van Buren at night during a snow fall. Only a few cars are parked (one looks like a 1952 or 1953 model). The only identifiers are "Woodstock Grill" in business…
Square park snowstorm 1931
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…
Square park in winter after 1891
Square park after a snowfall showing the Woodstock Opera House (built 1889) and two other buildings on W. Van Buren St. Three buildings also are visible on S. Johnson, including the Donnelly buildings. The center of the square has a wood fence around…
Square park from N. Benton 1931
The snow storm of January 19, 1931 left the trees and rooftops heavy with snow. The Bandstand and popcorn wagon are visible from the intersection of North Benton and Cass streets.
Square park from east side 1931
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…
Square park entrance Grant Memorial
This photo was taken from the Main Street entrance to the Square Park. In the far background, there is empty space where the Opera House will be built 4 years later. A rectangular archway shows a large photo of President Ulysses S. Grant with a sign…
Square Park after election 1896
1896 gathering after election is written in pencil on the bottom frame. A crowd of men have gathered on Cass Street just in front of the Main street entrance to the park. Many are holding or waving their hats (especially in the back of the crowd).…
Square park 1976-1992
Square park photo taken from near the west entrance. This is approximately where the Gobbler's Knob was built in 1992 for the filming Groundhog Day.
Shows the bandstand, back of the soldier's monument and a glimpse of the Spring House.
This…
Shows the bandstand, back of the soldier's monument and a glimpse of the Spring House.
This…
Square Northeast Side, circa 1866
"VIEW OF THE HOY BLOCK DURING CIVIL WAR DAYS This excellent picture of the northeast side of the public square shows the Hoy Block [100-104 Cass], consisting of the first three store rooms to the right of the picture, together with a fourth building,…
Square in winter ca 1867
This photo of the west side of the Square in winter shows the trees slightly larger than in the photo Item #480: "West Side of Square, ca 1858" and a second fence outside the original fence. It is dated between 1866 and 1868.
After 1858 (square…
After 1858 (square…
South Side of the Square Van Buren St, circa 1868-9
Back of photo: Old Bunker Block burned 1871
This photo of the south side of the square shows the Phoenix block that would be renamed as the Bunker Block after Bunker Brothers moved their grocery, hardware and crockery business there in 1872. Their…
This photo of the south side of the square shows the Phoenix block that would be renamed as the Bunker Block after Bunker Brothers moved their grocery, hardware and crockery business there in 1872. Their…
Square Benton at Cass 1900-1910
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…
Spring House in winter 1893
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…
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 fall 1990s
Spring House in the park with leafless trees except for the red maples.
Spring House 1936
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…
There is a water fountain inside and a few "fishscales" missing from the rof edge.
This photo is mounted…
Spring House 1885-1912
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…
After 1885-the damaged wide boards between the fence posts that appear in the Grant memorial…
Spring House 1882
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…
This photo is dated…
South East Corner of Square L-38
Part of the same series as Montgomery Ward (ID 183) and View in Business Section (ID 182), this photo of Van Buren and S. Benton street businesses was taken from the Square. Identifiable businesses include:
103 E. Van Buren: Sears (1952-1958)
105…
103 E. Van Buren: Sears (1952-1958)
105…
Soldier Monument 2000-names
In this series of eight photos, Jim Clegg, Jim Zoia and several newspaper reporters and photographers supervise the installation of the names of the Civil War soldiers who lost their lives during the war. Jim Clegg was the person who started the…
Soldier Monument 1969
View of the back of the Civil War soldier's monument with North Benton street in the background. Visible signs include Lloyd's, Stone's, and First National Bank. Note the small trees that were recently planted after the 1967 storm.
The arches…
The arches…
Snow Storm Oct. 27, 1925
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…
Snow Storm 1921 Square Park entrance
Four men stand in front of the entrance to the Square Park at Main Street in the snow storm on April 16, 1921. Horses and wagons are parked on either edge of the photo. The stone pillars with globe type lights flank the entrance. The Civil War…
Season's Greetings Square 1950
A Season's Greetings banner hangs over the East Jackson entrance to the square. The banner is festooned with evergreens and plowed snow blocks the sidewalk. The entrance pillars and banner frame the Courthouse and the soldier's monument. It makes a…
Roosevelte's Wildebeeste
Part of the big July Fourth celebration that Woodstock produced and invited all of McHenry County to attend. This parade entry "Roosevelte's Wildebeeste" is pulled by Harry Burbank and his mules according to the note on the back of this postcard.…
Public Square 1927
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…
Better color version donated by Jim Keefe
The date is determined by the…
Post Office East half 1st floor slab
Post Office construction monthly progress photo shows the reinforced main floor with steel beams ready for wall construction.
The southeast portion of the Square park with corner pillar and street light can be seen. Also visible is the west wall of…
The southeast portion of the Square park with corner pillar and street light can be seen. Also visible is the west wall of…
Park and East Side of Square ca 1907
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…
It shows the Square park from the west entrance on Johnson St. with mature trees, a dark-red colorized…
Panorama Square from Johnson 1993
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.
Panorama Square bird's eye view from Jefferson St 1996
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…
The two photos are taped together to make the treeline in…
Panorama Square Benton and VanBuren 1993
Taken from the bandstand, this photo shows a closeup of the soldier's monument (without his head) and the bandstand.
The buildings on S. Benton and Van Buren are visible in the distance. The Bohn's Hardware sign is obscured by the tree. Angelo's…
The buildings on S. Benton and Van Buren are visible in the distance. The Bohn's Hardware sign is obscured by the tree. Angelo's…