Aurora Historical Society Building - Aurora, Illinois
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 41° 45.818 W 088° 19.085
16T E 390435 N 4624372
Historic Italianate styled house now a museum in Aurora, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM3F95
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty
Views: 46

From Illinois: A Descriptive and Historical Guide - Aurora section:

The AURORA HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING, Oak Ave, at Cedar St., was a gift to the city from the daughters of W.A. Tanner, early settler.  Built in 1857, the 17-room house contains a grandfather's clock, Aurora's first piano, and other pieces of early furniture brought by boat from Buffalo to Chicago and then hauled overland to Aurora.  Home utensils, ornaments, intimate letters, and other exhibits are arranged throughout the rooms to portray, in a warmly personal terms, living conditions of early days.  There is an excellent collection of pioneer portraits, an original Lincoln letter, and a group of legal documents and memoirs of local historical significance.

The house continues to be as described in the Guide.  The house is operated as a museum by the Aurora Historical Society as it has since it was donated to them in 1936.  The house is open May - December, Mondays and Saturdays 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm.  Admission is:  Adults, $3.00, Students & Seniors, $1.50. 

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Book: Illinois

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 159

Year Originally Published: 1939

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