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Masons who worked on building: Peaslie Brothers
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Map views courtesy Google Maps. Address is Google Earth confirmed; 41°59'45.57"N 88°17'19.52"W. Current owner of record, Village of South Elgin as of the 2019 Tax Roll.
Township of Elgin and Kane County Maps.
Peaslee House was built in the late 1830s or 1840s by Master stonecutter James Peaslee, who lived in the home until his death in 1881, and his brother. The home was built on one of the original lots of Truman Gilbert, another early settler. 27 years later Justice of the Peace, N.C.J. Kostrup paid $500 for it.
"Costly Cobblestone", By Bechetta Jackson, Tribune Staff Writer, Chicago Tribune, April 5, 1999
"Rocky Heritage", By Bechetta Jackson, Tribune Staff Writer, Chicago Tribune, April 18, 1999
- "Cobblestone Masonry", 1966, Carl Schmidt: Name reference, Peaslie-Ecker House
- Pages 211 - 212, Page 324
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