The Carlos Lattin House was built by Sycamore, Illinois' first settler. It lies within the boundaries of the Sycamore Historic District

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. The area includes historic buildings and a number of historical and Victorian homes...

 and is listed as one of the contributing structures in the district. The Sycamore Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in 1978.
The house, in the 300 block of Somonauk Street in Sycamore

Sycamore, Illinois

Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 17,519 at the 2010 census, up from 12,020 at the 2000 census.-Early settlement:...

, was erected in 1854 by the city of Sycamore's first permanent settler, Carlos Lattin. It was built after Lattin, who arrived in Sycamore in 1835, prospered as a farmer and grain and lumber dealer.