page_title: Houses in Sycamore Historic District
section_title: George P. Wild House
hierarchical_section_title: Houses in Sycamore Historic District / Named Houses / George P. Wild House
caption_attribution_description: 453 Somonauk St, Hosea Willard House, Sycamore, Illinois. Sycamore Historic District, National Register of Historic Places.
context_page_description: 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. There are 187 contributing properties within the historic district, 75% of the districts buildings. Many of the homes are associated with early Sycamore residents, usually prominent business leaders or politicians. Houses within the district are known by, either their street address or by a name associated with a prominent owner or builder. For most of the houses, the latter is true.
context_section_description: The George P. Wild House is a large two-story Italianate home constructed in 1869 by George P. Wild, a successful Sycamore dry goods dealer, when he commissioned a Chicago architect, either John W. Ackerman or George Ackerman, to build the two-story house for $4,000. The final cost of construction was $4,500 and the bill outraged Wild.
  The building was designed in the Italianate architectural style. It features a veranda, though not original, which winds from the front door, around the building, to the secondary entrance on the home's south side. The door has the name G.P. Wild etched into its glass.
caption: Hosea Willard House.
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