as Sycamore Center, the Sycamore City Council currently meets in the structure. National Bank & Trust Company Building The National Bank & Trust Company Building is located on Illinois Route 64 as it passes through historic downtown Sycamore, Illinois. The building was constructed in 1925 and designed by the Chicago architecture firm of Weary & Alford Company. The bank was founded in 1867 under the name "Daniel Pierce & Co." Other structures The 1906 Frederick Townsend Garage sits at the base of a small incline overlooked by the large Queen Anne style Townsend House. Last a gas station, the stone building has been used by a number of restaurants since then. Downtown, the George's Block, once known as the James Block, is another 19th Century structure located in Sycamore, Illinois along Illinois Route 64 (State Street) as it passes through the DeKalb County seat. The building dates from 1857 when it was owned by Daniel P. James but by the 1860s the building has become known as George's Block. The third floor of the George's Block, not in use as of 2007, contained a lecture hall where a wide variety of speakers from around the United States would come for presentations. In the first year the building existed such famous men as Horace Greeley, Charles Sumner and Bayard Taylor spoke there. Townsend Building The Sycamore, Illinois Townsend Building is another contributing property within the Sycamore Historic District. The district is located in and around downtown Sycamore. The Townsend Building is adjacent to, (connected to as well), to the historic building at 156 W. State St. The building was constructed around the turn of the 20th century and is probably the more architecturally interesting of the two adjacent structures. Waterman Block The Waterman Block is also located along Illinois Route 64 as it passes through the DeKalb County, Illinois city of Sycamore. The three structures that make up the Waterman Block are the oldest on State Street, Illinois 64. The buildings were constructed in sometime around 1870 by Sycamore merchant James Waterman. See also Churches in Sycamore Historic District Houses in Sycamore Historic District Old Sycamore Hospital Notes Buildings and structures in Sycamore Historic District