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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.

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…

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.

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.

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 Carnegie Library - In 1909, the Library Association of Stockton contacted Andrew Carnegie, who agreed to donate $5,000.00 for a library building. The Association donated it's property for the library site, and the voters of Stockton agreed to an…

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Residence, rectangle with side entrance, one story and basement, wood frame and weatherboard construction, ashlar rough-cut stone foundation, gable roof. Projecting front gable ell porch on stone posts with stone railing and foundation, 4/1…

The Stephen Oil Company & Garage was located at Front and Cedar streets. The photo is dated 1980.