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Chauncey Ellwood House, the Glossary

The Chauncey Ellwood House is a 19th-century Italianate residence in the DeKalb County, Illinois city of Sycamore.^[1]

19 relations: American bison, Bracket (architecture), Carriage house, Column, Contributing property, DeKalb County, Illinois, DeKalb, Illinois, Ellwood House, Folklore, Houses in Sycamore Historic District, Isaac L. Ellwood, Italianate architecture, National Register of Historic Places, Pediment, Porch, Potawatomi, Sycamore Historic District, Sycamore, Illinois, United States.
Buildings and structures in Sycamore Historic District

American bison

The American bison (Bison bison;: bison), also called the American buffalo, or simply buffalo (not to be confused with true buffalo), is a species of bison native to North America.

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Bracket (architecture)

A bracket is a structural or decorative architectural element that projects from a wall, usually to carry weight and sometimes to "strengthen an angle".

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Carriage house

A carriage house, also called a remise or coach house, is a term used in North America to describe an outbuilding that was originally built to house horse-drawn carriages and their related tack.

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Column

A column or pillar in architecture and structural engineering is a structural element that transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below.

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In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district significant.

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DeKalb County, Illinois

DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois.

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DeKalb, Illinois

DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.

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Ellwood House

The Ellwood House was built as a private home by barbed wire entrepreneur Isaac Ellwood in 1879.

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Folklore

Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture.

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Houses in Sycamore Historic District

The houses in the Sycamore Historic District, in Sycamore, Illinois, United States, cross a variety of architectural styles and span from the 1830s to the early 20th century. Chauncey Ellwood House and houses in Sycamore Historic District are buildings and structures in Sycamore Historic District.

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Isaac L. Ellwood

Isaac Leonard Ellwood (August 3, 1833 – September 11, 1910) was an American rancher, businessman and barbed wire entrepreneur.

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Italianate architecture

The Italianate style was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".

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Pediment

Pediments are a form of gable in classical architecture, usually of a triangular shape.

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Porch

A porch (from Old French porche, from Latin porticus "colonnade", from porta "passage") is a room or gallery located in front of an entrance of a building.

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Potawatomi

The Potawatomi, also spelled Pottawatomi and Pottawatomie (among many variations), are a Native American people of the Great Plains, upper Mississippi River, and western Great Lakes region.

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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. Chauncey Ellwood House and Sycamore Historic District are buildings and structures in Sycamore Historic District.

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Sycamore, Illinois

Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauncey_Ellwood_House