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The Chapel
1899The Chapel served as a meeting hall for the Roycrofters. It housed an art collection which created a gallery-like effect as background for display of the Roycroft merchandise offered for sale. Today the Chapel, in addition to serving as the Aurora Town Museum, also houses the Town Hall. All town government functions now originate at this location and that portion of the building is open from 9:00 to 5:00 daily. The Aurora Town Museum, on the first floor, is open regularly during the summer and on Wednesday afternoons all year. The museum is maintained by the Aurora Historical Society.
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Four additional points of interest are located in the vicinity of the Chapel. A memorial boulder (1915) commemorating Elbert and Alice Hubbard is located directly in front of the building. The nearby Roycroft Renaissance sculpture by Paul Boccolucci faces two sculptures on the school lawn directly across the street.
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Michelangelo, created by Paul Bartlett (1908), and Elbert Hubbard by Jerome Connor (1930) were originally located on the campus grounds.
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