The Dr. William Burns House is a historic house at 201 N. Franklin Avenue in Polo, Illinois. The house was built in 1854 for Dr. William Burns, Polo's first medical doctor and one of its most prominent early citizens. After working as a traveling doctor, Burns began practicing in nearby Buffalo Grove in 1848; like much of Buffalo Grove, he moved to Polo after an Illinois Central Railroad station opened there. Burns' house, the first brick house in the city, had a vernacular gable front plan; such homes were popular at the time, especially in newly formed railroad towns. Burns lived in the house until he moved to a larger one in 1868; he went on to serve as Polo's mayor, a town council and school board member, and a financial benefactor of the city.[2]
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| Location | 201 N. Franklin Ave. Polo, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°59′15″N 89°34′39″W / 41.98750°N 89.57750°W |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architectural style | Gable front |
| NRHP reference No. | 100002824[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 27, 2018 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 2018.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/16/2018 Through 8/31/2018". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ Payne, Christopher (May 15, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Burns, Dr. William House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.