Esther Mae Nesbitt House
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| Esther Mae Nesbitt 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: | 1837[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | May 2, 1978[2] As part of the Sycamore Historic District. |
| Reference #: | 78003104 |
| Governing body: | Private Ownership |
Once a carriage house, the Esther Mae Nesbitt House is a home in the DeKalb County, Illinois city of Sycamore. It stands next door to the Chauncey Ellwood House and is a contributing property in the Sycamore Historic District. The historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May 1978.
[edit] House
The home, in the 800 block of Somonauk Street, was originally Chauncey Ellwood's carriage house. It was converted into an artist's studio and, eventually, a residence, by Esther Mae Nesbitt.[1]
[edit] Esther Mae Nesbitt
Nesbitt was born in 1913. She rose to the rank of Master Sergeant while serving in the U.S. Army as part of the Women's Army Corps. During World War II Nesbitt was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for her command of a top secret war room.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Sycamore Historic District Informational Poster, on site, corner of Elm and Somonauk Streets, Sycamore, Illinois. Photograph on Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 17 February 2007
- ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 17 February 2007.
