▁home . ▁ ▁It ▁operated ▁as ▁a ▁ran ch ▁by ▁his ▁descend ants ▁until ▁ ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁The ▁home ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁community ▁center ▁and ▁a ▁pol ling ▁place . ▁ ▁The ▁farm ▁house , ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁oldest ▁home ▁in ▁Aur ora , ▁consists ▁of ▁two ▁parts ; ▁the ▁kitchen ▁( ca . ▁ 1 8 6 6 ), ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁house , ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁The ▁two ▁sections ▁are ▁connected . ▁ ▁The ▁home ▁sat ▁vac ant ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁be ▁sitting ▁in ▁a ▁flo od plain . ▁The ▁developer ▁who ▁owned ▁the ▁house ▁don ated ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁with ▁the ▁st ip ulation ▁the ▁house ▁would ▁be ▁moved . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁site , ▁in ▁the ▁De L an ey ▁Farm ▁Historic ▁District , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁ch icken ▁co op ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁and ▁restored ▁the ▁home in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Aur ora ▁established ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁a ▁park . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁came ▁into ▁ownership ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Aur ora ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁The ▁City ▁restored ▁the ▁home ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁open ▁for ▁t ours ▁and ▁school ▁tri ps . ▁▁ ▁Several ▁structures ▁stand ▁on ▁the ▁property , ▁including ▁the ▁ 1 9