Chappell-Whittemore House
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| Chappell-Whittemore House | |
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| (U.S. Registered Historic District Contributing Property) | |
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| Location: | Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA |
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| Area: | Sycamore Historic District |
| Built/Founded: | c. 1867-1873[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | May 2, 1978[2] |
| Reference #: | 78003104 |
| Governing body: | Private Ownership |
The Chappell-Whittemore House also known as the H.C. Whittemore House, is an historic home located in the DeKalb County, Illinois city of Sycamore. It is one of more than 150 properties that the National Register of Historic Places considers "contributing" to the overall historic integrity of the Sycamore Historic District. The district was added to the Register in May 1978. The home stands in the 200 block of South Main Street in Sycamore.
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[edit] House
[edit] History
The house was completed sometime 1867 and before 1873.[1] The home is noted for its architectural and historical significance.[1]
[edit] Henry C. Whittemore
Henry C. Whittemore came to Sycamore at a young age, brought by his parents in 1848.[1] He served during the Civil War and after the conflict ended remained a government employee during Reconstruction. As a government employee Whittemore was tasked with helping to reorganize the postal service in the South.[1] He returned to Sycamore in 1867. Upon arriving back in Sycamore he went into the tanning business but after a few years, in 1873, shifted focus to the hardware business. He stayed in hardware for most of life, taking on several different business partners in the process.[1]
Whittemore was politically active, after he left hired government work, both locally and at the state level. In DeKalb County he served as a Sycamore alderman as well as a member of the County Board of Supervisors.[1] At the turn of the 20th century he headed up the building committee which oversaw the construction of the third, and current, DeKalb County Courthouse, another notable historic district structure. At the state level Whittemore served in the 34th Illinois General Assembly and as a trustee at the State Home for Juvenile Offenders in Geneva, Illinois.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, (PDF), Sycamore Historic District, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved January 29, 2007.
- ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
