A Guide to the City of Aurora's Historic Architecture

Historitecture, LLC; City of Aurora

From introduction: "The purpose of this architectural guide is not to provide an exhaustive listing and analysis of all of the buildings found in Aurora. Instead it provides basic background information about the most important architectural trends from the city's past that are still visible today, offering photographic examples to better illustrate the text. The various entries are based upon a selective reconnaissance survey of the vast 154 square miles within the current city limits, focusing on the areas with the highest concentration of resources built prior to 1986. These examples provide an introduction to the wide variety of styles and building types that comprise Aurora's diverse built environment. This guide is an educational tool to increase overall understanding of and appreciation for Aurora's buildings. Much of the detail about the various styles and types comes from the Colorado Historical Society Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation’s A Field Guide to Colorado’s Historic Architecture and Engineering (July 2008). All date ranges are approximate and do not necessarily conform to those generally established in national chronologies, but rather represent an estimate of when such buildings appeared in Aurora." Project funding was provided in part by a 2014 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Aurora (project number CO-14-011) administered by the Colorado State Historic Preservation Office (grant number P14AF00031) and the State, Tribal, and Local Plans and Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Aurora, Colorado is a Certified Local Government.

A Guide to the City of Aurora's Historic Architecture

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