Hillforest
The Hillforest Mansion, also known as the Thomas Gaff House, is located at 213 Fifth Street, in Aurora, Indiana. Built in 1855 on a bluff above the Ohio River, it is one of the finest surviving examples of an Italian Renaissance estate house, and a rare well-preserved example of the work of architect Isaiah Rogers.Photo: Cédric Boismain, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: House
- Description: historic house in Indiana, United States
- Also known as: “Thomas Gaff House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Levi Stevens House and Lewis Hurlbert Sr. House.
Levi Stevens House
House
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Levi Stevens House, also known as the Stevens-Thatcher-Crosson House, is a historic home located at Aurora, Indiana. It was built in 1849, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, three-bay, Greek Revival style 2/3 I-house. Levi Stevens House is situated 590 feet east of Hillforest.
Lewis Hurlbert Sr. House
House
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Lewis Hurlbert Sr. House is a historic home located at Aurora, Indiana. It was built in 1844, and is a two-story, five-bay, frame dwelling with Italianate and Greek Revival style design elements. Lewis Hurlbert Sr. House is situated 790 feet northwest of Hillforest.
George Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
George Street Bridge, also known as County Bridge No. 159, is a historic Whipple truss bridge located at Aurora, Indiana. It was built by the Lomas Forge & Bridge Works in 1887. George Street Bridge is situated 1,800 feet north of Hillforest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aurora and Utah.
Aurora
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Aurora is a city in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,479 at the 2020 census.
Cochran
Neighborhood
Cochran is a populated location in Dearborn County, Indiana, in the United States.
Hillforest
- Categories: heritage site, building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Center Township, Dearborn, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.05317° or 39° 3′ 11″ northLongitude
-84.90133° or 84° 54′ 5″ westOperator
Hillforest Historical FoundationOpen location code
86FQ333X+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 486644670OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q5763124
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