Built in 1857, this Italianate-style house was the home to prominent merchant William Tanner and his family. The family-owned the home until 1936 when it was donated to the Aurora Historical Society. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places...
This article originally appeared in the Aurora Historical Society’s Spring 2015 newsletter. Become a member and receive our newsletters right in your mailbox. In April 1865, two momentous events took place. The first, on April 9, was the surrender of Confederate...
New Way Restoration does magic! Kevin Dixon, owner of New Way, waved his magic wand, dispelled the grime of time and brought forth the beauty of this 19th-century chair. It’s a for-use chair in the Parlor, so when the Tanner House opens for the season in June,...
Five Tanner daughters got married in this parlor in the late 1800s. March 2020 marked a return to the excitement and beauty of a wedding day. A beautiful bride and handsome groom had their wedding photos taken at the Tanner House. Congratulations to AHS members Nadia...
Executive Director John Jaros examines a quilt that just arrived from Tanner family descendants. Crazy quilts, in addition to being vivid and full of energy, were a way of putting scraps of material to good use, something the practical Tanners surely...
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