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Smaller houses were built in the Foursquare style, some with Prairie School influences. [1] The west side district was the homestead for wealthy Aurora citizens throughout its history. Local pharmacist David Hurd owned a Second Empire home, constructed in 1856 and now recognized as an Aurora Landmark. Aurora mayor Fred O. White designed a Queen ...
The district includes eleven buildings, eight of which are contributing buildings to its historic nature. The district formed in the early 20th century along a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad branch known as the Alley Job, and its buildings fall into three main categories: factories, distribution buildings, and warehouses.
The Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House is a historic house located at 404 S. Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, Illinois. The house was built in 1949–50 for painter and art teacher Ruth Van Sickle Ford and her husband, civil engineer Sam Ford. Architect Bruce Goff, an influential figure in the organic movement, designed the house.
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The first free public school district in Illinois was established in 1851 here and the city established a high school for girls in 1855. During this period in the city's history, Aurora was also hit with one of the strongest earthquakes ever to strike Illinois , a M 5.1, on May 26, 1909 [ 17 ]
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