William W. Marsh House

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William W. Marsh House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Italianate William W. Marsh House in Sycamore, Illinois.
The Italianate William W. Marsh House in Sycamore, Illinois.
Location: Sycamore, DeKalb County, Illinois, USA
Coordinates: 41°59′2″N 88°41′39″W / 41.98389, -88.69417Coordinates: 41°59′2″N 88°41′39″W / 41.98389, -88.69417
Built/Founded: 1873[1]
Added to NRHP: December 22, 1978[2]
Governing body: Private ownership

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. The Marsh House was built in the Italianate style and contains distinctive Italianate elements such as a cupola, a low pitched roof and eaves supported by corbels.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Plaque at the Marsh House, (Photograph at Wikimedia Commons), Retrieved January 13, 2007.
  2. ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved Jan. 2007.