User:Kranar drogin/Illinois Counties/DeKalb County

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	Municipalities and Communities of DeKalb County, Illinois (County Seat: Sycamore)
Cities, Towns and Villages	Cortland | DeKalb | Esmond | Genoa | Hinckley | Kingston | Kirkland | Lee | Malta | Sandwich | Shabbona | Somonauk | Sycamore | Waterman
Townships	Afton | Clinton | Cortland | DeKalb | Franklin | Genoa | Kingston | Malta | Mayfield | Milan | Paw Paw | Pierce | Sandwich | Shabbona | Somonauk | South Grove | Squaw Grove | Sycamore | Victor

Contents 1 Current articles 1.1 Sources 1.2 Registered Historic Places 1.3 Sycamore Historic District 1.4 Municipalities 2 Other

[edit] Current articles

Goals: B class to GA, List to FL, GA class to FA, Start to B and beyond.

[edit] Sources

For DeKalb County article:

• History of DeKalb County 1868 full view book

[edit] Registered Historic Places

• DeKalb
  • Ellwood House: GA

Potential sources

• Museum house: [1]
• Water tower: [2]
• Little House: [3]
  • Egyptian Theatre (DeKalb, Illinois): GA
  • George H. Gurler House: Start
  • Haish Memorial Library: Stub
  • Joseph F. Glidden House: GA
• Earlville
  • Nisbet Homestead Farm: Stub (needs photos)
• Esmond
  • Ashelford Hall: Start
• Sandwich
  • Sandwich City Hall: Start
  • von KleinSmid Mansion: Stub
• Sycamore
  • Adolphus W. Brower House: Stub
  • Chicago and Northwestern Depot: Stub
  • Elmwood Cemetery Gates: Stub
  • Sycamore Historic District: B
  • William W. Marsh House: Stub

Not listed but eligible or possibly eligible

• Altgeld Hall
• Andrew O. Anderson House
• Dr. F.N. Rowan House: (needs created)
• E.J. Wiswall House: (needs created)
• Irene Road Bridge: (needs created)
• McCabe's Building: (needs created)

[edit] Sycamore Historic District

Overview articles, combined topics

• Commercial buildings in Sycamore Historic District: B
• Churches in Sycamore Historic District: B
• Houses in Sycamore Historic District: B
• List of properties (Sycamore Historic District): List

Properties with individual articles

• Carlos Lattin House: Start
• Charles O. Boynton House: Start
• Charles O. Boynton Carriage House: Start
• Chauncey Ellwood House: Start
• Civil War Memorial (Sycamore, Illinois): GA
• David Syme House: Stub
• D.B. James House: Start
• DeKalb County Courthouse (Illinois): GA
• Frederick Townsend Garage: Start
• Frederick B. Townsend House: Start
• George's Block: Start
• Old Sycamore Hospital: Start
• Peter Johnsen Rooming House: Stub
• Row houses (Sycamore, Illinois): Stub
• Sycamore Public Library: Stub
• U.S. Post Office (Sycamore, Illinois): Stub

[edit] Municipalities

First DeKalb County, Illinois. Towns cities and villages

• Cortland, Illinois
• DeKalb, Illinois: largest city
• Esmond, Illinois
• Genoa, Illinois
• Hinckley, Illinois
• Kingston, Illinois
• Kirkland, Illinois
• Lee, Illinois
• Malta, Illinois
• Maple Park, Illinois (mostly in Kane County)
• Sandwich, Illinois
• Shabbona, Illinois
• Somonauk, Illinois
• Sycamore, Illinois: county seat
• Waterman, Illinois

Unincorporated

• Elva, Illinois: needs created
• Fairdale, Illinois

Abandoned/Defunct

• Brush Point, Illinois
• Coltonville, Illinois

[edit] Other

Notable artwork

• Pier Walk: (needs created)

Protected areas

• Kishwaukee River State Fish & Wildlife Area
• Shabbona Lake State Park

History

• Barbed wire
• Isaac Ellwood
• Jacob Haish
• Joseph F. Glidden
• Henry Rose (inventor)