Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Aurora is a city in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States.The population was 169 in the 2020 census, [2] a decline from 194 in 2000. [3] [4]Aurora was founded in 1886 by the Chicago Great Western Railway, and incorporated in 1899.
A newspaper story that called Albia the ugliest town in Iowa was the catalyst that First Iowa State Bank Board Chairman Robert T. Bates needed to organize in 1965 what became "Operation Facelift." Bates was a renowned interior designer who had worked in Hollywood before returning to Albia in the 1950s. [ 3 ]
The Richardson-Jakway House is a historic residence located south of Aurora, Iowa, United States. Maine native Abiathar Richardson settled in Buchanan County in 1849 and built this house in 1851. It is a 1½-story heavy timber framed vernacular house. In 1857 he then laid out the town of Buffalo Grove on his property.
On May 2, 2011 Two Brothers Brewing Company announced via Facebook and Twitter that they had acquired America's Historical Roundhouse in Aurora Illinois. [6] They opened a restaurant on June 18, 2011, featuring ten of their locally available beers on tap plus an additional two that are exclusive to the establishment. [7]
The aurora borealis was visible as far south as Florida on Thursday. Photos show the sky lit up in red and purple, even in some brightly-lit areas like New York City and Chicago .
This is the only county home in Iowa that is known to be built in the 1920s. [2] It was expanded in 1953 with a two-story addition in that follows the Modern Movement. A new barn had been completed two years prior. A hollow tile block pump house, built either in the 1920s or in the 1950s, is the third contributing building.
The Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage Historic District is a National Register of Historic Places district that includes five stone cottages in Iowa City epitomizing the eccentric vernacular architectural style of Howard Moffitt. Moffitt constructed more than 100 houses in Iowa City and Coralville, Iowa, and a few in Citrus City, Texas. These ...
This page was last edited on 16 December 2022, at 18:58 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.