Rockford University, Rockford

Name: Rockford University
Address: Rockford, United States

#47 among attractions in Rockford

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Rockford University is a private university in Rockford, Illinois. It was founded in 1847 as Rockford Female Seminary and changed its name to Rockford College in 1892, and to Rockford University in 2013. ()

Established: 1847 (177 years ago)Coordinates: 42°16'2"N, 89°1'5"W

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Rockford University – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cherryvale Mall, Burpee Museum of Natural History, Anderson Japanese Gardens, City First Church.

2.6 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Cherryvale Mall, Rockford
68 min walk • CherryVale Mall is a shopping mall in Rockford, Illinois, along its border with Cherry Valley. Located at the intersection of US 20, Interstate 39, and Interstate 90, the two-story mall is the largest shopping mall in northern Illinois outside of suburban Chicago.
3.6 miW
Museum, History museum, Performing arts
Burpee Museum of Natural History, Rockford
93 min walk • The Burpee Museum of Natural History is located along the Rock River in downtown Rockford, Illinois, United States, at 737 North Main Street.
2.6 miNW
Garden, Park, Sculpture
Anderson Japanese Gardens, Rockford
66 min walk • The Anderson Japanese Gardens is a 12-acre Japanese garden located in Rockford, Illinois.
2.3 miN
Church
City First Church, Rockford
60 min walk • City First Church is an Evangelical megachurch located in Rockford, Illinois. The senior pastor is Jeremy DeWeerdt.
3.5 miW
Church
Cathedral of Saint Peter, Rockford
90 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Peter is the mother church of the Catholic Diocese of Rockford. It is the second church to serve the diocese as its cathedral.
2.3 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Kenneth and Phyllis Laurent House, Rockford
58 min walk • The Kenneth and Phyllis Laurent House is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Usonian house in Rockford, Illinois. It was the only house that Wright designed for a physically disabled client.
3.9 miW
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Theater
Coronado Theatre, Rockford
99 min walk • The Coronado Performing Arts Center, in Rockford, Illinois, is a 2,400-seat theatre, designed by architect Frederic J. Klein. The theatre cost $1.5 million to build, and opened on October 9, 1927.
3.1 miW
Monuments and statues
Rockmen Guardians, Rockford
80 min walk • The Rockmen Guardians are a group of sculptures located in Rockford, Illinois, United States, south of the Sinnissippi greenhouse on the west side of the Rock River recreation path. There are four figures composed of granite and cement. The artist is Terese Agnew of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
3.5 miNW
Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford
89 min walk • Greenwood Cemetery is a 100-acre cemetery in Rockford, Illinois. Founded in 1852, it is the largest and oldest in the city. The Greenwood Cemetery Chapel and Crematory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2.9 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Rock Valley College Studio Theatre, Rockford
75 min walk • The Rock Valley College Studio Theatre was an indoor community theater located on the Rock Valley College campus in Rockford, Illinois; its operational status has been put on hold indefinitely, a casualty of the Illinois Budget crisis.
2.9 miW
42°16'56"N • 89°4'16"W
Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens, Rockford
74 min walk • Park, Garden