Aurora Colony Historic District | |
 Museum dedicated to the history of the Aurora Colony, housed in the 1880 ox barn | |
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| Location | Aurora, Oregon, US |
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| Coordinates | 45°13′57″N 122°45′30″W / 45.23258°N 122.7584°W |
| Area | approx. 150 acres (61 ha) |
| Built | c. 1856 – c. 1881 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001696 |
| Added to NRHP | April 16, 1974 |
Aurora Colony, also called Aurora Mills, was a Christian utopian communal society founded in 1856 by William Keil in modern-day Aurora, Oregon, US.[1] At its peak in 1868, the Aurora Colony had about 600 people and 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) of land. The colony, along with Keil's previously established Bethel colony, was formally dissolved in 1883.[2] In 1974, about 150 acres (61 ha) and 12 buildings of the former colony were inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places as parts of the Aurora Colony Historic District.[3][4]
- ^ "Aurora". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Oregon, US: Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. 2017.
- ^ Crutchfield, James A.; Moutlon, Candy; Del Bene, Terry (2011). The Settlement of America: An Encyclopedia of Westward Expansion from Jamestown to the Closing of the Frontier. New York, US: M.E. Sharp. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-7656-1984-6.
- ^ Hartwig, Paul B.; Morrow, Dale (November 1973), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Aurora Colony Historic District (PDF), retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Department of the Interior, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service: National Register of Historic Places; Annual Listing of Historic Properties", 44 FR 7416 (February 6, 1979), at p. 7570.