Aurora City Hall is a historic

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located at

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. It was built in two sections in 1870 and 1887. The older section is a two-story,

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style brick and stone building purchased in 1882 to house the fire department. The 1887 section was built to house the city hall and is a two-story,

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style brick and stone building with a gable front. The buildings were connected about 1970. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was added to the

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in 1996. It is located in the Downtown Aurora Historic District.

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