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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 commercial buildings in the Sycamore Historic District, located in Sycamore, Illinois, United States, are mostly located in and around the city's downtown. The largest concentration of commercial contributing properties to the historic district are found along Illinois Route 64 as it passes through Sycamore.
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 ...
The William W. Marsh House in Sycamore, Illinois, the county seat of DeKalb County, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978. The 1873 house was home to William W. Marsh, an inventor and is located along Illinois Route 64 as it passes through Sycamore.
How one of the best restaurants in Peoria, Illinois, became "the most infamous restaurant in the state." 40 years ago, a beloved Peoria restaurant was the source of a historic botulism outbreak ...
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.
Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 18,577 at the 2020 census, [2] up from 17,419 at the 2010 census. Sycamore is the county seat of DeKalb County and was named after the sycamore tree.
Charles O. Boynton was born in 1826 in Rockingham, Vermont.He came to Illinois in 1847 and opened a dry goods store in Chicago.Two years later he moved to Sycamore and opened another store, this time a general store.