Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum

10 reviews

+1 (815) 964-2424

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411 Kent St

Rockford, IL 61102

+1 (815) 964-2424

http://www.tinkercottage.com

Tinker Swiss Cottage is a historic house museum located in the heart of Rockford, Illinois. The museum complex contains the historic house museum, barn, and carriage house from the Tinker family. In addition, the property is the home of the founding site of Rockford and contains a Pre-Columbian Native American conical mound.

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4.510 reviews

Abel R.

12/13/2024

A very old beautiful mansion from the mid 1800's that is a museum now. All the furnishings were owned by the Tinker family. It's very nicely renovated and preserved. It is also haunted. A must see...

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Beez N.

10/19/2020

What a hidden gem! I took a couple of teenagers for an impromptu visit. The tour is amazing because the stories that remain in those walls are intact and on display. It took us 1 hour and half...

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James R.

11/5/2013

Tinker Swiss Cottage is a hidden Gem in the middle of Rockford. The house is filled with Victorian era furnishings, artwork, clothing and everyday items that one wouldn't normally see in one...

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Dominique S.

6/8/2017

The Tinker Swiss Cottage is a jewel. The staff/volunteers were wonderful. The house is beautiful and 95%+ of the original belongings still in place. As a museum person this made my day....

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Ted H.

2/12/2017

Let's start by painting a picture of the Tinker Swiss cottage tour. Oddly enough, the tour starts in a gift shop, which was formerly a barn. Our tour guide was relatively informative, had some...

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