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Aurora Inn
The Aurora Inn is a historic building in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York. It was built in 1833 for Edwin Barber Morgan, Edwin B. Morgan, a local businessman involved in trade and shipping on Cayuga Lake. It is a contributing property in the Aurora Village-Wells College Historic District which in 1980 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. an''Accompanying 33 photos from 1977–1980'' History of the Aurora Inn Originally named Aurora House, the Aurora Inn was built for Morgan, who operated the Morgan Store with his brothers. Aurora served as a port for shipping goods up Cayuga Lake and through the Erie Canal to New York City and other major markets. Morgan was an early investor in ''The New York Times'' and American Express and served as a director on Wells Fargo & Company. Morgan's former home, the E. B. Morgan House, a lakefront mansion designed by New York City architect Joseph C. Wells, is also in the historic district. In the early 1840s, Willem D. Eagle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
Aurora, or Aurora-on-Cayuga, is a village and college town in the town of Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York, United States, on the shore of Cayuga Lake. The village had a population of 724 at the 2010 census. Wells College, an institution of higher education for women founded by Henry Wells in 1868, is located in Aurora. It became coeducational in 2005, and since then enrollment has risen. In 1980, its Aurora Village-Wells College Historic District, with more than 50 contributing properties, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. From 2001 to 2007, redevelopment of historic properties in the village by entrepreneur Pleasant Rowland and the Aurora Foundation earned compliments, as well as provoking citizen concern, a lawsuit joined by state and national preservation organizations, and national media attention. History Indigenous peoples occupied the lakeshore and riverways in present-day New York for thousands of years. Prior to European-American settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
