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Hotel Arthur, also commonly known as the Traction Terminal Building, is a historic, six-story building in Aurora, Illinois. It was originally designed as a hotel to service travelers on the Fox River. The Aurora, Elgin and Chicago Railroad relocated their headquarters here in 1915, and the building became the final station on the Aurora branch.
The Middle Avenue Historic District is an industrial historic district located on two square blocks in downtown Aurora, Illinois.The district includes eleven buildings, eight of which are contributing buildings to its historic nature.
Illinois state senator Born in Aurora Linda Chapa LaVia: Aug 16, 1966: Illinois state congressman Born in Aurora Patricia Reid Lindner: Nov 29, 1939: Illinois state congressman Born in Aurora Lewis M. Long: Jun 22, 1883: Sep 9, 1957: U.S. congressman Attended schools in Aurora Tim Mahoney: Aug 16, 1956: U.S. congressman from Florida: Born in ...
For the first time in nearly a century, Marmion Academy is going coeducational.
The roundhouse was designed by Levi Hull Waterhouse, who designed several important structures in the Aurora vicinity. [3] The walls of the structure were constructed with locally quarried limestone from Batavia, Illinois. [3] There were originally twenty-two stalls in the roundhouse, with an additional eight added three years after completion.
The new owner renamed the hotel the Northwestern Hotel in 1888. It was renamed to the Grand Hotel when sold to a Mrs. Jones in 1907. The Koummoutseas family purchased the hotel in 1961 and again renamed it the Galena Hotel. It is the oldest hotel still standing in Aurora. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 4, 1976. [1]
Aurora indeed expanded rapidly during that period, almost doubling in population from 1860 to 1874. Most of the new lands were along the river, with a section following several streets westward. Industrial growth followed in the 1880s, spurring a need for developed city services. Aurora became the first city to have electric street lighting in ...
The site chosen was previously a mill race and swimming hole. Construction on the eight-story building began in 1916. It was the first skyscraper on Stolp Island, Aurora's downtown. The 135-room hotel was opened for business on July 14, 1917. Edwin C. Faber, the general manager of the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, was the president of the ...