district where 75% of all structures are considered contributing properties. Elmore Cooper House The 'Elmore Cooper House is listed as a contributing structure to the district's overall historical character. The Elmore Cooper House was built in 1924 by the Sycamore gas station entrepreneur Elmore Cooper. 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. Elmore Cooper opened Sycamore's first gas station in 1898, it was located across the street from the DeKalb County Courthouse on Illinois Route 64. Esther Mae Nesbitt House Once a carriage house that belonged to Chauncey Ellwood, the Esther Mae Nesbitt House is how a home in the DeKalb County, Illinois city of Sycamore. It stands next door to the Chauncey Ellwood House and is a contributing property in the Sycamore Historic District. The home, in the 800 block of Somonauk Street, was originally Chauncey Ellwood's carriage house. The 1837 building was converted into an artist's studio and, eventually, a residence, by Esther Mae Nesbitt. Nesbitt was born in 1913. She rose to the rank of Master Sergeant while serving in the U.S. Army as part of the Women's Army Corps. During World War II Nesbitt was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for her command of a top secret war room. Floyd E. Brower House The Floyd E. Brower House is another of the historic homes in the DeKalb County, Illinois city of Sycamore. The house, in the 400 block of Sycamore's Somonauk Street, lies in the heart of the Sycamore Historic District. It was constructed for Sycamore attorney, Floyd Brower. General Daniel Dustin House The General Daniel Dustin House is a 19th-century residential home in the 400 block of California Street and is a contributing structure to the historical integrity of the Sycamore Historic District. Daniel Dustin served in the United States Army and accompanied General William Tecumseh Sherman on his "grand march to the sea" during the American Civil War. In Sycamore Dustin settled in the California Street home and made a living as a merchant, working with James E. Ellwood in the sale of medicines. He eventually became DeKalb County's county clerk. George S. Robinson-Ellzey P. Young House This simple I-house home was constructed in 1847 for early Sycamore settler and, later, elected official Ellzey P. Young. Built in 1847 the house is one