Aurora in Portage County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Church In Aurora
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018
1. The Church In Aurora Marker
Side A
Aurora's first church was established on December 31, 1809 under the guidance of the Connecticut Missionary Society. The congregation called the Rev. John Seward of Granby, Massachusetts to be the first minister in 1812. Built on land donated by Samuel Forward and dedicated in 1824, the original brick church was replaced by a wood-frame building in 1872. The First Congregational Church and the Aurora Disciples of Christ formed an association called the Federated Church in Aurora in 1913. These three entities merged to form The Church in Aurora in 1933, serving the community as more than a landmark.
Side B
The church building is an example of the "Victorian Gothic Revival" architectural style, popular from the 1840s to the 1880s. Features of style include steeply pitched roofs, doors with pointed Gothic arches, and multi-paned windows capped with Gothic arches and hood moldings with urns. This style originated in stone buildings too expensive to replicate. Carpenters imitated the stone detailing in wood, as demonstrated in the church's exterior corner buttresses. The church added a fellowship hall and classrooms in 1952 and 1958. An educational wing was built in 1986 on the site of Aurora's original town hall.
Erected 2010 by The Church in Aurora and
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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 31, 1809.
Location. 41° 18.783′ N, 81° 20.743′ W. Marker is in Aurora, Ohio, in Portage County. It is at the intersection of South Chillicothe Road (Ohio Route 306) and South Aurora Road, on the right when traveling south on South Chillicothe Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Aurora OH 44202, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ebenezer Sheldon (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Ebenezer-Sheldon Deed House Project (about 400 feet away); In Memory of Those (about 400 feet away); Barn Foundation Stones (about 500 feet away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); The Chillicothe Turnpike (approx. 0.3 miles away); The James Converse & Hopson Hurd Store / A Commercial Site Since 1825 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Aurora Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Aurora.
Also see . . . The Church In Aurora. (Submitted on August 19, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018
2. The Church In Aurora Marker
Side B
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018
3. The Church In Aurora
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018
4. The Church In Aurora Marker
Side A
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 18, 2018
5. The Church In Aurora Marker
Side B
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 774 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 19, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
