The Sycamore Public Library, in
Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 18577 at the 2020 census, up from 17,519 at the 2010 census. Sycamore is the county seat of De ...
, was erected in 1905 in the former location of Mansion House, Sycamore's oldest structure. Construction began in May of that year and the library officially opened to the public on Thanksgiving Day, 1905.
[Johnson, Phyllis]
Sycamore's library starts celebration of first 100 years
''Daily Chronicle'', 16 May 2005, Retrieved January 13, 2007. The library joined the
National Register of Historic Places in May 1978 with the rest of the
Sycamore Historic District
The Sycamore Historic District is a meandering area encompassing of the land in and around the downtown of the DeKalb County, Illinois county seat, Sycamore. The area includes historic buildings and a number of historical and Victorian homes. ...
. The library still operates, as of 2019, as the Sycamore
library. The library was erected with the help of a $10,000 grant from
Andrew Carnegie in 1905.
[Bigolin, Steve]
The Sycamore Historic District: Location 7A
''Daily Chronicle'', 16 October 2006, Retrieved January 13, 2007.
See also
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Paxton Carnegie Public Library
Paxton Carnegie Public Library is in the Ford County, Illinois city of Paxton. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is still used by the Paxton Carnegie Library and is open as a public library.
History
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Sycamore Public Library
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Library buildings completed in 1905
Public libraries in Illinois
Buildings and structures in Sycamore Historic District
Carnegie libraries in Illinois
Education in DeKalb County, Illinois
Historic district contributing properties in Illinois
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
1905 establishments in Illinois