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The Stockton City Building in a photo taken in 1941. Built in 1940 with WPA (Workers' Progress Administration) funds, this native stone building at 115 South Walnut originally housed the fire department and city offices. The fire department and…

The Congregational Church, located at 305 North Spruce, was built in 1906. It replaced a smaller structure, the second church in Stockton, which had been built in 1881. The steeple has since been removed.

Stockton Grade School - The Stockton Grade School was built in 1941 of native limestone and concrete. This WPA project was designed by H.E. Wheelock. This building is still (2008) used as the elementary school.

Stockton High School - The Stockton High School building was completed in 1923, replacing the old Academy as the district high school. When the new high school was built just south of this building in 1955, it became the middle school. It served as…

The building at the corner of Main and Walnut Streets was built in 1912. It has housed the post office, the telephone exchange, an optometrist, the Rooks County Record newspaper, and numerous other businesses. The date of this picture is unknown.

The Methodist Church is located at 204 North Elm and was built in 1911. The first Methodist Church, which this one replaced, had been built in 1885.

The Stockton Middle School - Completed in 1923 to replace the Old Academy, this building served Stockton as the high school until 1955 when the present (1995) high school was constructed. From that time until the present, it has been the middle…

The "Old Academy" - The Congregational Academy was located east of Walnut on North 7th Street. It was a 2 1/2- story building constructed of native stone and brick. Completed in 1889, it was intended as a college preparatory school. The economic…

Flour sack found at an auction around 1989. The flour sack is now framed.

Construction of the Thomas Big Barn northeast of Woodston. The barn was built between 1910 and 1912.