George S. Robinson-Ellzey Young House

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George S. Robinson-Ellzey Young House
(U.S. Registered Historic District Contributing Property)
Location: Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA
Coordinates: 41°59′2″N, 88°41′39″W
Area: Sycamore Historic District
Built/Founded: 1847[1]
Architectural style(s): I-house
Added to NRHP: May 2, 1978[2] As part of the Sycamore Historic District.
Reference #: 78003104
Governing body: Private Ownership

The George S. Robinson-Ellzey P. Young House is a contributing structure to the overall historic character of the Sycamore Historic District in the DeKalb County, Illinois city of Sycamore. The historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May 1978.

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[edit] House

This simple I-house home was constructed in 1847 for early Sycamore settler and, later, elected official Ellzey P. Young.

[edit] History

Built in 1847 the house is one of the oldest in the city of Sycamore. It is believed that Eleanor Roosevelt once stayed in the home during a visit to nearby Northern Illinois University, in DeKalb.[1] Young had the home built and later George S. Robinson, a prominent local attorney and county judge, lived in the residence.[1]

[edit] Ellzey P. Young

Young was one of Sycamore's earliest settlers, coming to the town in 1839. He went into the mercantile business with James Waterman[1], a prominent local businessman for whom the historic Waterman Block is named.

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 17 February 2007.