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Historic house in Illinois, United States

United States historic place


Zenas Aplington House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	123 N. Franklin Ave., Polo, Illinois
Coordinates	41°59′14″N 89°34′40″W / 41.98722°N 89.57778°W / 41.98722; -89.57778
Built	1853 (1853)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	100001565
Added to NRHP	September 5, 2017

The Zenas Aplington House is a historic house located at 123 N. Franklin Avenue in Polo, Illinois.

History

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.

References

^ "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/31/2017 Through 9/7/2017". National Park Service. September 8, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.
Payne, Christopher (November 13, 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Aplington, Zenas, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

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