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One of 86 National Register listings published here for Kane County · listed in 2022 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Mary A. Todd School
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building, 1 site as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 100 Oak Ave., Aurora, 60506
- When was it listed? April 2022
- Category. building
- Township. Aurora township
- National Register reference number. 100007584 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Mary A. Todd School in 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 20-0000121 |
Mines and quarries near this property
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mary A. Todd School: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Feltes Pit No. 6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fox Valley Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hafrenrichter Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 84 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Aurora, the town this property stands in, in 84 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 48 thunderstorm wind, 31 hail, 3 flood, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | $200,000 | A maintenance building and two condo buildings were damaged by high winds. Ten large trees were also uprooted. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | $50,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to 70 mph in Aurora. A 14 inch diameter maple tree was blown down onto a garage. Part of a roof was ripped off of an apartment complex with water causing damage to 96 units. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | $50,000 | Two businesses were damaged by winds. The roof was torn off a body shop. A tractor semi-trailer was overturned. The damage occurred on the east side of Aurora near Interstate 88. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | $20,000 | A large tree was blown down and crushed a car at the corner of Jackson Street and Parker Avenue. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | $5,000 | Ten inch diameter tree blown down at Church Street and Interstate 88, blocking westbound Interstate 88. On vehicle was damaged. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | $1,000 | A tree was blown down onto a car. A nearby mesonet site measured a wind gust to 59 mph. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurora | - | Fascia was partially torn off of a house in northwest Aurora. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Multiple trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down across Aurora with over 100 reports of damage. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurora | - | A large tree limb was blown down blocking a roadway. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurora | - | A tree was down and blocking Exposition Ave in North Aurora. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | A healthy tree had split and was blocking a residential road in Aurora. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | A large tree branch was downed south of Aurora. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurora | - | An NWS employee reported a sizeable tree branch down, easily over one inch in diameter. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Numerous medium size tree limbs were blown down between Illinois Avenue and Indian Trail. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Aurora | - | Golf ball size hail was reported at Aurora University. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Aurora | - | Tennis ball size hail was reported at West Aurora High School. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Aurora | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported at East Aurora High School. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurora | - | A section of metal roofing panels was torn off of the Huntoon Stables on the east side of Highland Park in North Aurora. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurora | - | A tree was blown down across N Randall Rd north of W Indian Trail. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Emergency management reported numerous trees and power lines down across Aurora. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | A tree was reported down near Aurora University. Time was estimated using radar. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurora | - | A webcam caught a large tree that was blown over along the Fox River. |
| November 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | There were multiple reports of tree and power line damage in the Aurora area. Some of the more significant reports included a 40 inch diameter Locust tree uprooted on Kennsington; a 36 inch diameter tree uprooted on West Downer; two 30 inch diameter trees snapped at the trunk, one on Havenshire Road and the other on Legacy; a 26 inch diameter tree uprooted on East Galena and a 20 inch diameter tree uprooted at Broadway and Washington. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Aurora | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Multiple trees and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | A 12 inch diameter tree limb was blown down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | A large tree limb was blown down in Wilder Park. A nearby utility pole was tilted. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurora | - | A large tree was snapped. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Large trees and power lines were blown down onto a house and car near Garfield Avenue and Franklin Avenue. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurora | - | A large tree was blown down in a backyard in North Aurora. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Aurora | - | Hail between nickel and ping pong ball size was reported at multiple locations. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Aurora | - | Nickel size hail was reported near Aurora. |
| May 2014 | Hail | North Aurora | - | Numerous reports of hail penny to golf ball size came in from near Aurora. |
| May 2014 | Hail | North Aurora | - | Numerous reports of hail between 1.00 inches and 1.75 inches came in from Aurora. |
| November 2012 | Hail | Aurora | - | Hail fell at Wolfs Crossing and Eola Road. |
| August 2010 | Flood | North Aurora | - | Up to four inches of standing water was reported on roads south of Interstate 88 in Aurora. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Aurora city crews received 245 calls regarding trees or tree limbs that were blown down in Aurora. |
| September 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Six inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurora | - | An eight inch diameter tree was broken at its base. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | A tree was blown down onto a house on Front Street. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | A wind gust to 70 mph was measured at Aurora High School. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Aurora | - | Numerous roads were closed due to high water, in addition to flooded fields, ditches and streams. Aurora only measured 0.90 inches of rainfall but estimated another inch of water from melting snow. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Tree limbs blown down. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Aurora | - | Four to six inches of flowing water at Middle Avenue and Second Street. Aurora measured 2.07 inches of rain. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Aurora | - | Hail as big as golfballs were reported around the city of Aurora. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | A five inch diameter tree limb was blown down near Normantown and Montgomery Roads. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Aurora | - | Nickel size hail reported at Route 59 and Liberty Road. |
| March 2004 | Hail | Aurora | - | Reported 3 miles west of intersection of Interstate 88 and State Highway 47 |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Trees were blown down in the road at the intersection of Elmwood and Sullivan Roads. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | A tree was blown down at Elmwood and Sullivan Roads. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Trees were uprooted at the intersection of Dugan Avenue and Route 30. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | Trees were blown down at Route 47 and Walker Road. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Aurora | - | One lane was closed due to flooding at the intersection of Sullivan Road and Route 31. A total of 2.15 inches of rain was reported. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Aurora | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported in Aurora. Golf ball size hail was reported at Route 25 and Route 31. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Aurora | - | Reported along Fifth Avenue. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Aurora | - | A microburst damaged tree limbs and power lines in a small section of Aurora. A large tree limb fell on the roof of a house. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Aurora | - | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Hail | Aurora | - | no account filed |
Map coverage status
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | William A. Tanner House | 0.1 miles | 1976 |
 | Hobbs Building | 0.2 miles | 2021 |
| International Harvester Showroom and Warehouse | 0.2 miles | 2022 | |
 | Fox River House | 0.2 miles | 1976 |
| International Harvester Showroom and Warehouse | 0.2 miles | 2022 | |
 | Healy Chapel | 0.3 miles | 1985 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100007584 in Record Group 79. |
| Kane County | All 86 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.