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Description: Location of Sycamore in DeKalb County, Illinois. FIPS code: 17-74223 Own work, based on concept by Arkyan, using Census Bureau Tiger GIS data and a custom fork of Kartography adapted for this purpose, available at
The Sycamore Historic District is a meandering area encompassing 99 acres (400,000 m 2) of the land in and around the downtown of the DeKalb County, Illinois county seat, Sycamore. The area includes historic buildings and a number of historical and Victorian homes.
The properties on this List of contributing properties (Sycamore Historic District) are part of the National Register of Historic Places. They joined the Register when the Sycamore Historic District , in Sycamore, Illinois , was designated in 1978.
The Queen Anne style mansion sits on a stretch of Sycamore's Main Street that is dotted with other significant Historic District structures including, the Townsend House and the Townsend Garage. The Boynton House was designed by the same architect who designed the Ellwood House in nearby DeKalb and the David Syme House , another house in the ...
Today, the town name lives on as Coltonville Road in southwestern Sycamore. The townsite lies in DeKalb Township , near the cities of DeKalb and Sycamore. The old Coltonville School was located at 41°58′17″N 88°44′10″W / 41.97139°N 88.73611°W / 41.97139; -88.
The Waterman Block is also located along Illinois Route 64 as it passes through the DeKalb County, Illinois city of Sycamore. The three structures that make up the Waterman Block are the oldest on State Street, Illinois 64. The buildings were constructed in sometime around 1870 by Sycamore merchant James Waterman. [8]
Willard was a prominent Sycamore mason and builder. He was responsible for the construction of several of the historic district's other notable buildings, including the St. Peter's Episcopal Church as well as the Old Congregational Church (now Sycamore Baptist Church). [8] Willard arrived in Sycamore in 1843, a time when the city had just 18 ...