National Register of Historic Places

Aplington, Zenas, House

Polo, Ogle County, Illinois
Listed
September 5, 2017
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
100001565

About this property

The Zenas Aplington House is a historic house located at 123 N. Franklin Avenue in Polo, Illinois. The house was built in 1853 by Zenas Aplington, the founder of Polo. When the nearby community of Buffalo Grove refused to let the Illinois Central Railroad build through the town in 1852, Aplington provided his farmland to the railroad; Polo developed around the farmland, and by 1856 nearly all of Buffalo Grove had moved to the new town. Aplington chose the community's name in honor of Marco Polo. His role in founding Polo and his work for the Republican Party led him to befriend Abraham Lincoln, and Lincoln spent two nights in the house in 1856. The house itself has a vernacular Upright and Wing plan, which consists of a two-story gabled main section with a one-story gabled wing, and features Greek Revival details. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 2017.

Location

123 N. Franklin Ave.
Polo, Ogle County, Illinois
41.98712, -89.57790

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Aplington, Zenas, House listed on the National Register?

Aplington, Zenas, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 2017.

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Aplington, Zenas, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Aplington, Zenas, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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