Elmore Cooper House
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| Elmore Cooper 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: | 1924[1] |
| Architectural style(s): | Colonial Revival |
| Added to NRHP: | May 2, 1978[2] As part of the Sycamore Historic District. |
| Reference #: | 78003104 |
| Governing body: | Private Ownership |
The Elmore Cooper House is located within the boundaries of the Sycamore Historic District in the DeKalb County, Illinois city of Sycamore. It is listed as a contributing structure to the district's overall historical character. The Sycamore Historic District was designated when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in May 1978.
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[edit] House
The Elmore Cooper House was built in 1924 by the Sycamore gas station entrepreneur Elmore Cooper.
[edit] Architecture
The house is of a Colonial Revival style, with English roots. It features simple lines and proportions, which make it architecturally distinctive. It features an original roof.[1]
[edit] Elmore Cooper
Cooper opened Sycamore's first gas station in 1898, it was located across the street from the DeKalb County Courthouse on Illinois Route 64.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b 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.
