Rollo Congregational United Church of Christ

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Rollo Congregational United Church of Christ
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Location2471 Weddell St., Rollo, Illinois
Coordinates 41°40′20″N88°53′14″W / 41.67222°N 88.88722°W / 41.67222; -88.88722 Coordinates: 41°40′20″N88°53′14″W / 41.67222°N 88.88722°W / 41.67222; -88.88722
Built1913 (1913)
Built byAndrew Svihus
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 100004311 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 2019

Rollo Congregational United Church of Christ is a Congregational church at 2471 Weddell Street in Rollo, Illinois. Rollo's Congregational church was founded in 1865; it originally met in a wooden church in rural Paw Paw Township and moved to Rollo in 1886. The present church building was built in 1913 after a storm damaged the previous church. Built by Andrew Svihus of nearby Shabbona, the church has a vernacular side steeple plan with Romanesque Revival details. Its design includes a brick exterior marked by pilasters and corbelling, a cross-gabled roof with a front-facing gable, a smaller gable above the front entrance, and a bell tower at the southeast corner. [2]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 2019. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/12/2019 Through 8/29/2019". National Park Service. August 30, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Pardridge, Nancy. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rollo Congregational United Church of Christ" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division . Retrieved September 20, 2020.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)