Aurora City Hall Explained

Aurora City Hall
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:216 Third St. and 233-237 Main St., Aurora, Indiana
Coordinates:39.0553°N -84.9°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for Aurora City Hall
Built:, 1887
Architect:McDonald Bros.; Louis Kreite
Architecture:Italianate, Romanesque
Added:March 14, 1996
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:96000288

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.[1]

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

Notes and References

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