History · Aurora
3 landmarks tell Aurora’s story
Gathering old photos, postcards and papers of Aurora from public archives. This takes a few seconds the first time.
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Opening the archives for Aurora
Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress, the National Register and Wikipedia.
On the National Register
3 listings protect 13 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
places listed
3
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
13
each building in a district counts
first listed
1973
Red Horse Tavern
in West Virginia
#48
by listings
BuildingsDistricts
Architectural styles listings
Craftsman1
Rustic1
Queen Anne1
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
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From the National Register of Historic Places (3). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.