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
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| Location | 216 Third St. and 233-237 Main St., Aurora, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°3′19″N 84°54′0″W / 39.05528°N 84.90000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1870, 1887 |
| Architect | McDonald Bros.; Louis Kreite |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000288[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1996 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is located in the Downtown Aurora Historic District.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2015. Note: This includes Jefferey L. Huntington (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Aurora City Hall" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
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