First Methodist Church (Aurora, Indiana)
Aurora First United Methodist Church | |
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| Location | 304 Third St., Aurora, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°3′20′′N 84°54′3′′W / 39.05556°N 84.90083°W / 39.05556; -84.90083 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1855 (1855)-1862, 1885-1888, 1903, 1954 |
| Built by | Allen, William |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001113 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 8, 1994 |
Aurora First United Methodist Church, also known as the First United Methodist Church of Aurora and Aurora Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic Methodist church located at 304 Third Street in Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built between about 1855 and 1862, and is a two-story, gable front, Greek Revival style brick building. It measures 45 feet, 6 inches, wide and 95 feet deep. A limestone front was added to the original building in 1903 and one-story rear addition built between 1885 and 1888. The church was remodeled in 1954.[2] : 5
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[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 Jeffrey L. Huntington (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Aurora Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
External links
[edit ]- Media related to First Methodist Church (Aurora, Indiana) at Wikimedia Commons
- church website Archived December 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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