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History
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This brings in focus another "unique" facet of the Aurora Country
Club; the penchant for fires, and the perfect record of never having
adequate insurance. The clubhouse burned down in 1941 and, with
other problems soon to develop, reconstruction was delayed. Back
to the old farmhouse with a few refinements and additions. By 1950
a new clubhouse was constructed - this time a bit further west,
wrapped around a pool and the "temporary clubhouse".
Since World War II Aurora had expanded until it completely encircled
the golf club property. The question then was whether or not to
sell the entire property and start again, or just allocate more
money to the old clubhouse. Remodeling was chosen in 1957 so that
Aurora would remain more or less a city-country club. In 1964 there
was small fire. The trapshooting clubhouse went up in flames; this
proved a prelude to 1968 when the main clubhouse was mostly destroyed
by fire. After considerable effort the clubhouse was completed in
1971 and, as mentioned earlier, the club property annexed to the
city to get adequate fire protection. At this time the new pool
complex was installed west of the old location and tennis courts
were added.
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