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Amos Catlin Spafford House
The Amos Catlin Spafford is a historic residence in Rockford, Illinois, United States.
==History==
Amos Catlin Spafford was born in Adams, New York and came to Rockford, Illinois with his two brothers in 1839. There, he worked as a farmer and sawyer before opening a shop. He participated in the California Gold Rush and lived in the state from 1850 to 1852. In 1854, he founded a bank with C. C. Briggs and Daivd Penfield. The bank reorganized in 1864 and became known as the Third National Bank; Spafford served as the first president. Spafford was part of the Illinois delegation to the Centennial Exposition. He served in this role until his sudden death in 1897 while on vacation in Adams. His son George served as president of the bank from 1906 to 1943. Daughter Jessie Isabel Spafford〔personal relationship〕 was a Vassar graduate phi beta kappa and was President of the Rockford Women's Club as well as the first woman president of the Rockford School District and taught at Rockford College. When she retired from teaching, she became a vice president of the Third National Bank and Trust Company at the same time her brother, George Spafford, was the president. The house was recognized by the National Park Service with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1980 and is now occupied by a Great Great Grandson of Amos, Jonathan Spafford Whitlock.〔http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200278.pdf〕
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