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Townsend Building (Sycamore, Illinois)
The commercial buildings in the Sycamore Historic District, located in Sycamore, Illinois, United States are mostly located in and around the city's downtown. The largest concentration of commercial contributing properties to the historic district are found along Illinois Route 64 as it passes through Sycamore. They include several buildings known as "blocks" which can consist of more than one adjacent and attached structure, as is the case with the Waterman Block, one of the Sycamore commercial buildings. 156 W. State Street 156 W. State Street is the address of a historic building in downtown Sycamore, Illinois. It is adjacent to the equally historic Townsend Building (Sycamore, Illinois), Townsend Building and one of 187 contributing properties to the Sycamore Historic District. The district was designated and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Most of the original building at the location is no longer intact and has since been replaced or remodeled. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sycamore Historic District6
Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the ancient Greek ' (''sūkomoros'') meaning "fig-mulberry". Species of trees known as sycamore: * ''Acer pseudoplatanus'', a species of maple native to central Europe and southwestern Asia * '' Ficus sycomorus'', the sycamore (or sycomore) of the Bible; a species of fig, also called the sycamore fig or fig-mulberry, native to the Middle East and eastern Africa * '' Platanus orientalis'', chinar tree (Old World sycamore) * Some North American members of the genus ''Platanus'', including ** '' Platanus occidentalis'', the American sycamore ** '' Platanus racemosa'', the California sycamore or western sycamore ** '' Platanus wrightii'', the Arizona sycamore ** ''Platanus mexicana ''Platanus mexicana'' is a species of plane tree that is native to Northeast and Central Mexico. It is also known as the Mexican sycamore. Description The tree can grow as hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |