Hillforest

Infobox_nrhp | name =Hillforest (Forest Hill)
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
location= 213 Fifth Street, Aurora, Indiana
lat_degrees = 39 | lat_minutes = 3 | lat_seconds = 13.9 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 84 | long_minutes = 54 | long_seconds = 6.02 | long_direction = W
locmapin = Indiana
area =
built =1852
architect= Isaiah Rogers
architecture= Renaissance, Italian Villa
added = August 05, 1971cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
designated= October 05, 1992cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1056&ResourceType=Building
title=Thomas Gaff House (Hillforest) |accessdate=2008-06-12|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=71000005

The Hillforest Mansion, also known as Thomas Gaff House, is located at 213 Fifth Street, in Aurora, Indiana. It is built on a bluff above the Ohio River.

Built in 1855 in the Italian Renaissance architectural style, the two-story home's design by Isaiah Rogers reflected Gaff's involvement in the shipping industry; its full-width frontal porch is reminiscent of a steamboat's deck. The mansion, which was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992,citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/71000005.pdf National Historic Landmark Nomination: Thomas Gaff House / Hillforest] |32 KB|date=, 19 |author= |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/71000005.pdf "Accompanying eight photos, exterior and interior, from c. 1940, 1991, and 1992"] |32 KB] is owned and operated by Hillforest Historical Foundation.

References

External links

* [http://www.hillforest.org/ Official site]
* [http://www.cincinnatiusa.com/Attractions/detail.asp?AttractionID=108 Cincinnati tourism site's page]
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.in0460 Thomas Gaff House, 213 Fifth Street, Aurora, Dearborn County, IN: photos etc. but not yet digitized] , at Historic American Building Survey