The Keystone Building in Aurora, Illinois

Aurora, Illinois

Aurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past...

 is a building from 1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in 1980. The structure is one of two buildings on Stolp Island

Stolp Island

Stolp Island is a small island in the Fox River in Aurora, Illinois. In 1986 the island and its 41 buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Stolp Island Historic District. It covers of land area.-History:...

 designed by George Grant Elmslie

George Grant Elmslie

George Grant Elmslie was an American, though born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Prairie School architect whose work is mostly found in the Midwestern United States...

, the other one being the Graham Building

Graham Building (Aurora, Illinois)

The Graham Building is a 1926 Prairie style building on Stolp Island in Aurora, Illinois. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Also, it is a contributing property in a historic district....

. In addition, there are three other buildings within Aurora that share the same architect, (the Old Second National Bank

Old Second National Bank (Aurora, Illinois)

The Old Second National Bank of Aurora is a historic building in Aurora, Illinois. It was designed in the Prairie School style by George Grant Elmslie and was one of his last commissions.-History:...

, the Healy Chapel

Healy Chapel

Healy Chapel is a historic mortuary in Aurora, Illinois. It was designed by George Grant Elmslie and is one of only a few Prairie School buildings designed for commercial purposes.-History:...

, and the German-American Bank) making Aurora, Illinois the biggest collection of Elmslie’s commercial buildings.