Dr. Olin H. Smith House
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| Dr. Olin H. Smith 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. 1870-1877[1][2] |
| Architectural style(s): | Italianate |
| Added to NRHP: | May 2, 1978[3] As part of the Sycamore Historic District. |
| Reference #: | 78003104 |
| Governing body: | Private Ownership |
The Dr. Olin H. Smith House is an historic home in the DeKalb County, Illinois city of Sycamore. It is considered one of the contributing properties to the overall historic integrity of the Sycamore Historic District. The Sycamore Historic District was designated on May 2, 1978 when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The house is located in the 800 block of Somonauk Street in Sycamore.
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[edit] House
[edit] History
The house was constructed between 1870 and 1877 for Dr. Olin H. Smith.[2][1]
[edit] Architecture
The Smith House is an Italianate home and one of several such homes along Somonauk Street to have been influenced by the Italianate design of the George P. Wild House.[1] The Wild House is another of Somonauk Street's contributing structures. The Smith House is considered architecturally significant in a historic district where 75% of all structures are considered constributing properties.[4][2]
[edit] Olin H. Smith
Smith came to Sycamore in 1877 as the town's first dentist. In 1900 he was elected mayor, a time during which he worked to bring more industry to the city.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Sycamore Historic District Informational Poster, on site, corner of Elm and Somonauk Streets, Sycamore, Illinois. Photograph on Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 17 February 2007
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Sycamore Historic District, (PDF), Illinois Historic Sites Inventory Survey, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency [1]. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
