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Photograph of Flagg Township Public Library
Photograph by Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Flagg Township Public Library

Built in 1912 (Prairie School architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

From the record

“Flagg Township Public Library is a library in Rochelle, Illinois. It is a Carnegie library, designed in 1912 by Claude and Starck.”

Wikipedia article Flagg Township Public Library, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 29 National Register listings published here for Ogle County · listed in 1973 · category: Building · built in 1912, Prairie School architecture, by Claude and Starck.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. NE corner 7th St. at 4th Ave., Rochelle, 61068
  • When was it listed? October 1973
  • Category. building
  • Township. Flagg township
  • When was it built? 1912
  • Architectural style. Prairie School architecture
  • Architect. Claude and Starck
  • National Register reference number. 73000713 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

The ground it stands on

16,079 words

The chapter on Flagg Township in The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878 names Rochelle. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.

AUSTIir JOHIf W. Farmer; Sec. 6; P. O. Rochelle; born July 11, 1840, in Knox Co., O. ; came with his parents to Ogle Co. in 1849; owns 125 acres land, valued at $60 per acre; married Rachel Horton Nov. 29, 1866 ; she was born Sept. 9, 1844, in Bradford Co., Pa. ; have three children: Eddie, born April 19, 1868; Alta May, June 11, 1873, and Baby (not named) born July 8, 1877 ; Mrs. A. is a member of the Baptist Church; her father, Ithiel Horton, and mother live in Lee Co. with their three sons and one daughter; ihey were both born in Bedford Co., Pa.

Passage source: The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878.

BEWXETT C. C. Express Agent; resides corner Grant and Chapin Streets; born Sept. 28, 1835, at Lockport, N. Y.; moved to Buffalo, N. Y., in 1837, and in 1852 came to Chicago ; was clerk for A. H. & C. Burley, books, etc. ; in 1856 came to Rochelle and commenced in the drug and book business; has had charge of various branches of business, and in 1871 commenced express business; married Louisa Fulton Oct. 18, 1857 ; she was born in Painesville, Ohio, Aug. 18, 1835 ; they have seven children: William A., Frank B., Clarence W., C. C, Jr., H. B., William Alfred and Ida A. ; has been Deputy Postmaster for about six years.

Passage source: The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Flagg Township - 16,079 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Flagg Township Public Library: 1 producer, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Atwood QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rochelle Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant

Every working recorded in Ogle County

Storms near this property

45 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rochelle, the town this property stands in, in 45 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 25 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 7 flood, 3 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2010Thunderstorm WindRochelle1 hurt, $50,000Two semi trucks were blown over along Interstate 39 and one on Interstate 88. One driver was taken to the hospital.
June 1998LightningRochelle1 hurtA 27 year old man was injured when lightning struck a nearby tree.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindRochelle$150,000Over a dozen semi trucks either jackknifed or flipped onto their side at the Interstate 39 and 88 interchange in southeast Ogle County. A squall line moved across the interstate causing the strong winds. Nearby, at Rochelle Airport winds were measured to 51 mph, while farther east winds were measured to 56 mph at Northern Illinois University in De Kalb.
October 2010Thunderstorm WindRochelle$50,000Thunderstorm winds caused damage to a hog confinement building. The roof was lifted off and the underlying wood structure was ripped out and deposited in a field. Winds were estimated at 75 to 80 mph.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindRochelle$50,000Roof damage was reported at a car dealership and at a country club.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindRochelle$50,000About a dozen big trees were blown down along with 20 to 30 smaller trees. Numerous tree limbs and power lines were also blown down. Part of the roof of a dealership was blown off. A semi-trailer was blown over on Interstate 39.
April 2010LightningRochelle$30,000The Rochelle police department's antenna was struck by lightning. The lightning travelled down the antenna and damaged a police car and then damaged all three of their dispatch stations.
June 2018LightningRochelle$5,000Lightning struck a garage and started a fire.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindRochelle$2,000A large tree was blown down on Route 38 just east of Route 251. Tree limbs and power lines were blown down across parts of Rochelle. A motorcyclist collided with a tree limb that fell across a road, but no serious injuries were reported.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindRochelle$2,000A tree limb was blown down onto power lines causing a fire.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindRochelle$1,000A couple of trees and power lines were blown down.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindRochelle-A 5 inch diameter tree branch was down onto a home causing damage to the porch.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindRochelle-A tree was blown down on Parkview Drive.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindRochelle-Several trees and tree limbs 4 to 6 inches in diameter were blown down.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindRochelle-Large tree limbs estimated to be 8 to 12 inches in diameter were blown down on 9th Avenue and on 9th Street. Numerous large tree limbs were blown down near 10th Avenue and Lincoln Highway.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindRochelle-A private weather station measured a gust to 58 mph in northwest Rochelle.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindRochelle-Tree limbs at least 6 inches in diameter were blown down in southern Rochelle.
February 2018FloodRochelle-Several roads in Rochelle were closed due to flooding.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindRochelle-Widespread tree damage was reported in Rochelle. One tree limb fell onto a house causing roof damage.
August 2018FloodRochelle-Standing water was estimated a few inches deep in multiple locations in Rochelle.
June 2018Flash FloodRochelle-The Kyte River was out of its banks near Route 38. Two storm total rainfall amounts in Rochelle included 4.60 inches and 4.40 inches.
June 2018FloodRochelle-Standing water was reported on South 9th Street.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindRochelle-Several tree limbs 4 to 5 feet long and 5 to 6 inches in diameter were blown down.
July 2017FloodRochelle-The intersection of Route 251 and 10th Avenue was flooded along with portions of 7th Street.
June 2015FloodRochelle-Standing water one to two feet deep was reported near the intersection of Route 38 and Turkington Terrace.
November 2013Thunderstorm WindRochelle-Two semi-trucks were overturned near the I-39 and I-88 interchange.
April 2011HailRochelle-Quarter size hail was reported in Rochelle.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindRochelle-A wind gust to 66 mph was estimated near Interstate 88 and Interstate 39.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindRochelle-Winds gusted to 58 mph in Rochelle. A tree was blown down near Cooper Park.
July 2007FloodRochelle-Water bumper deep on Capron Road. Rochelle measured 2.75 inches of rain.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindRochelle-A large tree was blown down.
August 2007Flash FloodRochelle-Creek overflowing with two to three inches of water flowing across Interstate 88 near mile marker 89.
August 2007FloodRochelle-Up to one foot of water on streets in low spots.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindRochelle-A car was blown off a road on Route 251, north of Rochelle.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindRochelle-Trees were blown down.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindRochelle-Large limbs torn off of trees.
June 2004Flash FloodRochelle-Milford Road was flooded south of Twombley Road.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindRochelle-Thundersotm winds blew down trees and large limbs and a power pole on the west side of Rochelle. A semi-tractor trailer was overturned on Interstate 88.
June 2018HailRochelle-no account filed
May 2014HailRochelle-no account filed
April 2012HailRochelle-no account filed
March 2000HailRochelle-no account filed
September 2000HailRochelle-no account filed
September 2000HailRochelle-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindRochelle-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ogle County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

3 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
City and Town Hallunder 500 feet1992
Rochelle Downtown Historic Districtunder 500 feet2018
William H. Holcomb House0.2 miles1973

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 73000713 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Ogle CountyAll 29 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.