Aurora City Hall

Aurora City Hall
Location 216 Third St. and 233-237 Main St., Aurora, Indiana
Coordinates 39°3′19″N 84°54′0″W / 39.05528°N 84.90000°W / 39.05528; -84.90000Coordinates: 39°3′19″N 84°54′0″W / 39.05528°N 84.90000°W / 39.05528; -84.90000
Area less than one acre
Built 1870 (1870), 1887
Architect McDonald Bros.; Kreite,Louis
Architectural style Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 96000288[1]
Added to NRHP March 14, 1996

Aurora City Hall is a historic city hall located at Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built in two sections in 1870 and 1887. The older section is a two-story, Italianate style brick and stone building purchased in 1882 to house the fire department. The 1887 section was built to house the city hall and is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick and stone building with a gable front. The buildings were connected about 1970.[2]:5, 8

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is located in the Downtown Aurora Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Jefferey L. Huntington (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Aurora City Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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