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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 Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad relocated its headquarters to Aurora in 1855. Expecting a rise in population due to the railroad's employment opportunities, Aurora platted a new residential section of land west of the Fox River. Aurora indeed expanded rapidly during that period, almost doubling in population from 1860 to 1874.
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.
The LaSalle Street Auto Row Historic District is a set of fifteen buildings in Aurora, Illinois. The buildings reflect the growth of automobile retail in Aurora in the early 20th century. The buildings reflect the growth of automobile retail in Aurora in the early 20th century.
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The Park hosted many area events in addition to racing, including circuses, fairs, and the first powered airplane flight in Illinois on July 4, 1910, with an exhibition of the Wright brothers airplane. [1] In 1922, a new one-mile track was built on the site of the newly constructed Exposition Park in North Aurora and renamed Aurora Downs. The ...
In Aurora, a short distance up the connecting Illinois Prairie Path is a large railroad roundhouse. One of two built in the 1850s, it was abandoned in 1974. By 1985 one roundhouse was demolished, the remaining one was refurbished and commercially developed. [10] [11]
The Tri-Cities, or Tri-City area, is a vernacular region that is situated between the large cities of Aurora and Elgin, Illinois, and encompasses the cities of Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles. A " vernacular region " is a distinctive area where the inhabitants collectively consider themselves interconnected by a shared history, mutual ...