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The second floor is exclusively bedrooms. The Tanner family (and their descendants) lived in the house until 1936, when two of the children donated it to the Aurora Historical Society. [1] On August 19, 1976, it was recognized by the National Park Service with a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. It now operates as a museum.
Blackberry Farm Museum: Aurora: Kane: Chicago area: Living: Five museums including the Carriage House, the Farm Museum, the Early Streets Museum and the Huntoon House, Victorian era: Homepage: Blackwell History of Education Museum: DeKalb: DeKalb: Northern Illinois: History: Part of Northern Illinois University. Exhibits concern the history of ...
August 16, 1994 (105 E. Main St. and 1st Ave. St. Charles: 2: Aurora Broadway Historic District: Aurora Broadway Historic District: February 7, 2023 (Roughly bounded by the Fox R., East New York St., the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad tracks, and East Benton St.
Rileys Farm, Oak Glen, 17th and 18th c. Living History, Revolutionary War, Civil War & Gold Rush [2] Stein Family Farm / National City Living History Farm Preserve, San Diego; Colorado. Littleton Museum – The Farms, Littleton; Old Town Museum, Burlington; Florida. Mission San Luis de Apalachee, Tallahassee; Morningside Nature Center, Gainesville
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 museum was founded by Rod Kath, Larry Matt, Irvin Lewandowski, Jack Rodgers, Robert Knoll in 1990 after they met at The Landings Airport in Huntley, Illinois. It opened with 17 aircraft three years later at the DuPage Airport in West Chicago, Illinois and began fundraising for a purpose built facility across the airport.
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Unfortunately, a hailstorm destroyed the original birdhouse in 1933. After the loss of the birdhouse and Brookfield Zoo opening in 1934, the Phillips Park Zoo refocused on displaying native animals. In 1937, mastodon bones and tusks, which were found in the park, were on display at the zoo causing it to also be known as a museum. Only two major ...