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Aurora Historic Landmarks & Districts


Historic landmarks tell the story of Aurora, from a small 19th century “trolley town” on the fringes of an emerging metropolis, to a growing suburb of the 1950s. Historic homes, businesses and other sites and structures are the physical memories of Aurora’s rich history. They are valuable resources that need to be protected and shared with the community for today and for the future. 

Jump in your car and take a drive through history with Story Line. The Historic Sites & Preservation Office is proud to provide an audio tour resource for Aurora residents and visitors. Select historic sites have a narrative that relates a story about the location. Use the historic sites brochure and map as a guide.

Landmark #1

A one-room schoolhouse with a bell tower
Melvin School
4950 S. Laredo St.
Built: 1922
Landmarked: 1986
National Register of Historic Places

Landmark #2 

A two- story red brick home
William Smith House 

412 Oswego Court
Built: 1910
Landmarked: 1986
National Register of Historic Places

Landmark #3 

A small white farmhouse
John Gully Homestead House
DeLaney Farm Historic District
170 S. Chambers Road
Built: 1866-1871
Landmarked: 1986
National Register of Historic Places

Landmark #4 

A two-story tan brick school building
Historic William Smith School
10000 E. 13th Ave.
Built: 1931 
Landmarked: 1986

Landmark #5

A theater with marquee. The upper part of the building is round.
Aurora Fox Arts Center 
9900 E. Colfax Ave.
Built: 1946 
Landmarked: 1987 

Landmark #6 

A two-story home with a two-story wrap-around porch.
H.M. Milliken House 
1638 Galena St.
Built: 1891 
Landmarked: 1987 

Landmark #7

A two-story white home with blue trim and a hipped gable roof.
American War Mothers National Memorial Home
1601 Peoria St.
Built: 1924
Landmarked: 1988

Landmark #8 

A Mediterranean-style home with a square tower.
Italian Villa
1785 Hanover St.
Built: 1925 
Landmarked: 1988

Landmark #9

A round, white barn with a conical roof.
DeLaney Round Barn
170 S. Chambers Road
Built: 1902
Landmarked: 1989
National Register of Historic Places

Landmark #10 

A large stucco home partially obscured by trees.
Thomas F. Gilligan House 
1455 Beeler St.
Built: 1925 
Landmarked: 1990

Landmark #11

A cream and peach brick two story home
Centennial House
1671 Galena St.
Built: 1890 
Landmarked: 1993 
National Register of Historic Places

Landmark #12

A U-shaped one-story military building with a tall, brick smokestack.
Lowry Building 880
1016 Boston St.
Built: 1942
Landmarked: 1995
National Register of Historic Places

Landmark #13

Two red-roofed, stucco guardhouses
Guardhouses at Fitzsimons General's Park
Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street
Built: 1919
Landmarked: 1999

Landmark #14

A pond lined with trees
Waterfowl Preserve at Fitzsimons General's Park
1561 Quentin St.
Built: 1901
Landmarked: 1999

Landmark #15

A monument make of a bronze plaque and river rocks stands in front of a stucco building with a red roof.
Red Cross Building and Beehive Memorial
12862 E. Montview Blvd.
Built: 1918
Landmarked: 1999
Building Demolished in 2015; Memorial still stands
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Landmark #16

A brick building with a central sandstone section.
KOA Building
18500 E. Colfax Ave.
Built: 1934
Landmarked: 2001

Landmark #17 

A red two-story home with a porch
Fuller House 
2027 Galena St.
Built: 1892 
Landmarked: 2001 
National Register of Historic Places

Landmark #18 

A white one-room schoolhouse with a windmill outside.
Coal Creek Schoolhouse

15500 E 1st Ave. 
Built: 1928 
Landmarked: 2001 

Landmark #19 

A two-story blue home.
Marshall Cowing House
1580 Dallas St.
Built: 1892
Landmarked: 2004

Landmark #20 

A flat-roofed brick building in a park.
Hornbein Building
9901 E. 16th Ave.
Built: 1953 
Landmarked: 2005 

Landmark #21

A historic marker labeled, Toll Gate
Toll Gate Creek Archaeological Site
2141 S. Kittredge Way
Established: A.D. 670 
Landmarked: 2003 

Landmark #22

A historic marker labeled Smoky Hill Trail
Smoky Hill Trail Historic Marker
Near 23890 E. Smoky Hill Road
Established: 1850s
Landmarked: 2006

Landmark #23 

A Two-story Brick school building.
St. Therese School
1200 Kenton St. 
Built: 1956 
Landmarked: 2007 

Landmark #24

A red and yellow trolley car in a museum gallery.
Trolley Trailer No. 610
 
Restored and Installed in Growing Home exhibit at the Aurora History Museum
Built: 1913
Landmarked: 2008

Landmark #25

A Tan brick house with a large front porch and brown brick columns.
Robidoux House

1615 Galena St.
Built: 1913
Landmarked: 2011
National Register of Historic Places

Landmark #26

A one-story art deco peach building.
Bicentennial Art Center
13655 E. Alameda Ave.
Built: 1938
Landmarked: 2012

Landmark #27

A gray and red industrial building with a blue "Stanley" sign.
Stanley Aviation (Stanley Marketplace)
2501 Dallas St.
Built: 1954
Landmarked: 2015

Landmark #28

A green and tan house with a wrought iron gate.
McMillan House
1629 Galena St.
Built: 1911
Landmarked: 2018


Landmark #29

A glass storefront with a blue and white "Strait Lumber" sign.
Strait Lumber
11150 E. Colfax Ave.
Built: 1947
Landmarked: 2019


Landmark #30

A white home with blue trim.
Carlson-Holzer House
1287 Chester St. 
Built: 1911
Landmarked: 2019

Landmark #31

A wrought-iron fence with a "Melvin-Lewis Cemetery sign.
Melvin-Lewis Cemetery
5600 S. Parker Road
Est. 1860s
Landmarked: 2019


Landmark #32

A cream and brown home with a brick porch.
Smith-Cox House
1557 Dallas St.
Built: 1892
Landmarked: 2020

Landmark #33
Image of Aurora Reservoir with vegetation.
Senac Site
Aurora Reservoir Vicinity, 5800 S. Powhaton Road
Landmarked: 2023

Landmark #34
A one-story tan and red brick school building.
Jamaica School
800 Jamaica St.
Built: 1958
Landmarked: 2023

HISTORIC DISTRICTS


A black and white photo of an farmhouse with a shed in the foreground.
DeLaney Farm Historic District 
170 S. Chambers Road 
Aurora Historic District 
Designated: 1997



A brick church with a steeple.
St. Therese Parish Historic District 
1243 Kenton St.
Built: 1951-1956 
Aurora Historic District 
Designated: 2012 

CULTURAL HERITAGE SITES


A Quonset hut building painted green with a "Victory Grange" sign.
Victory Grange

2025 Tower Road
Built: 1951
Designated: 2011


A white and brown "Mission Viejo" sign.
Mission Viejo Neighborhood
15324 E. Hampden Circle
Constructed: 1972-1985
Designated: 2020

A Tree with two trunks
Thunder Tree 
Del Mar Park, 12000 E. 6th Ave.
Designated: 2024

The Colorado Freedom Memorial, Large glass plates with over 3,00 names engraved into them.
Colorado Freedom Memorial
Springhill Community Park, 756 Telluride St.
Built: 2013
Designated: 2023
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