Polo Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 197

Polo Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 197
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Odd Fellows Lodge in downtown Polo, Illinois.
Location	117 W. Mason St., Polo, Illinois
Coordinates	41°59′13″N 89°34′38″W / 41.98694°N 89.57722°WCoordinates: 41°59′13″N 89°34′38″W / 41.98694°N 89.57722°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1901-02
Architect	Charles Wyman Bradley and Frank A. Carpenter
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	04001302[1]
Added to NRHP	December 6, 2004

Polo Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 197 is a historic Independent Order of Odd Fellows building located at 117 W. Mason St. in Polo, Illinois. The lodge was built in 1901-02 for Polo's chapter of the Odd Fellows, which was established in 1856; it was the fifth meeting place used by the chapter. Architects Charles Wyman Bradley and Frank A. Carpenter designed the building in the Classical Revival style. The brick building is divided into three bays, which are separated by brick pilasters on the upper floors. An egg-and-dart frame encircles the upper two stories. A parapet extends along the roofline; the parapet is topped by a corbelled pediment containing a medallion with the year of construction. The Odd Fellows met on the upper stories of the building until the 1990s; the first floor has historically been used as a storefront.^[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 2004.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ogle County, Illinois

Notes

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Payne, Christopher S.; Joan Raley (July 14, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Polo Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 197" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 1, 2014.