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Opened in 1945, Nicholson Hardware has been owned and operated by the Nicholson Family for three generations. A commitment to serving our customers, both contractor and homeowner/do-it-yourselfer, has remained our top priority. We have a dedicated sales staff with many years of experience.


Whether you need home repair or heavy duty construction, our tool department offers a complete line of quality hand or power tools to get the job done.


Nicholson Hardware is known for our hard-to-find items that we keep in stock.


Nicholson Lawn and Garden is located at 1009 3rd Avenue where we have a complete line of mowers, power and hand tools, snow blowers, and other outdoor maintenance needs along with an outstanding service department. We also carry gardening tools, grass seed, and everything you need to maintain your lawn and garden.



Nicholson Hardware history as printed in the Rockford Register Republic, August 8, 1945.





Nicholson Ad in the Rockford Register Republic, May 9, 1947

Content for this page was provided by Nicholson Hardware.

Newspaper clippings are from Rockford Library, Local History