Aurora Colony
Aurora Colony Historic District | |
Museum dedicated to the history of the Aurora Colony, housed in the 1880 ox barn | |
| 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. 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. 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.