SYCAMORE – When Dan Templin goes to work, he has one foot in the past and the other in present.

Templin, executive director for the DeKalb County Community Foundation, recently moved his three-person staff into the historical Sycamore train depot after months of renovation efforts with the city to save the building, which has been a landmark since 1880.

Preserving the history of the depot was a main priority for Templin, and that history is on display throughout the building, from the original brick and ceiling beams to Templin’s office.