Hillary House and Koffler Museum of Medicine, Aurora

Name: Hillary House and Koffler Museum of Medicine
Address: 15372 Yonge St, Aurora, L4G 1N8, Canada
Telephone: +1 905-727-8991

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Hillary House and Koffler Museum of Medicine

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Hillary House and Koffler Museum of Medicine, Aurora

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Hillary House, the Koffler Museum of Medicine, is a house built in the Gothic Revival style, now in use as a museum. Built in 1862, Hillary House in Aurora, Ontario, is recognized by the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board as one of the best examples of Gothic Revival architecture in Canada. The building contains a collection of medical instruments, books, papers, household furnishings, and equipment dating from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century. It has been owned by the Aurora Historical Society since 1981 and is open to the public as Hillary House, the Koffler Museum of Medicine. ()

Established: 1862 (162 years ago)Coordinates: 44°0'10"N, 79°28'7"W

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15372 Yonge StAurora (Aurora Heights)Aurora L4G 1N8 Canada

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+1 905-727-8991

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