First Methodist Church (Aurora, Indiana)

Aurora First United Methodist Church, also known as the First United Methodist Church of Aurora and Aurora Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic Methodist church located at 304 Third Street in Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built between about 1855 and 1862, and is a two-story, gable front, Greek Revival style brick building. It measures 45 feet, 6 inches, wide and 95 feet deep. A limestone front was added to the original building in 1903 and one-story rear addition built between 1885 and 1888. The church was remodeled in 1954.[2]: 5 

Aurora First United Methodist Church
First Methodist Church (Aurora, Indiana) is located in Indiana
First Methodist Church (Aurora, Indiana)
First Methodist Church (Aurora, Indiana) is located in the United States
First Methodist Church (Aurora, Indiana)
Location304 Third St., Aurora, Indiana
Coordinates39°3′20″N 84°54′3″W / 39.05556°N 84.90083°W / 39.05556; -84.90083
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1855 (1855)-1862, 1885-1888, 1903, 1954
Built byAllen, William
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.94001113[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1994

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] It is located in the Downtown Aurora Historic District.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2015. Note: This includes Jeffrey L. Huntington (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Aurora Methodist Episcopal Church" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
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