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Hotel Aurora
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National Register of Historic Places

Hotel Aurora

Also known as Aurora Hotel

On the National Register since 198244 years
Listed 1982Aurora
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Hotel Aurora

Hotel Aurora, at 2 N. Stolp Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 3, 1982. It was among the first 11 of Aurora’s 29 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce, at the local level. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isListed on the NRHP in Illinois. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 24 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1917 to today

  1. 1917Built
  2. 1982Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 44 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

2 N. Stolp Ave., Aurora · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Hotel AuroraStart here
  2. 2Stolp Island Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
  3. 3Keystone BuildingPrairie School · next door
  4. 4Graham BuildingPrairie School · next door
  5. 5Paramount TheatreBuilding · next door
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BGAR Memorial BuildingGothic Revival0.1 miDAurora Broadway Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.1 miBStolp Woolen Mill StoreBuilding0.1 miBFox River HouseBuilt 18570.1 miBHotel ArthurRenaissance · Built 19050.1 miBInternational Harvester Showroom and WarehouseBuilt 19010.1 miBHobbs BuildingBuilt 18950.1 miDLaSalle Street Auto Row Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.2 miBAurora Elks Lodge No. 705Prairie School0.2 miBOld Second National BankPrairie School0.2 miBSt. Charles HospitalArt Deco0.3 miBMary A. Todd SchoolBuilding0.3 miBMasonic TempleNeo-Classical Revival0.4 miBHealy ChapelPrairie School0.4 miBChicago, Burlington, & Quincy Roundhouse and Locomotive ShopRoundhouse0.4 miBWilliam A. Tanner HouseItalianate · Built 18570.4 miBCol. Ira C. Copley MansionNeo-Classical Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Hotel Aurora

Is Hotel Aurora on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 3, 1982 (Register number 82002544).

Is Hotel Aurora a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Illinois has 86 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Sam and Ruth Van Sickle Ford House, 2.3 miles away.

Can you visit Hotel Aurora?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Hotel Aurora?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 24 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 28893198 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.