{"id":369,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:48:35","latitude":39.05540082051700068177524372003972530364990234375,"longitude":-84.9014962306039961958958883769810199737548828125,"title":"Dr. George Sutton Medical Office Building","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://discoverindianahistory.org/files/fullsize/a5572339dd73ee29c74f3436b9cca413.jpg","address":"315 Third Street, Aurora, IN, 47001","all_locations":[],"zoom":21,"creator":["Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology"],"description":"In 1819, George Sutton, a prominent figure in Indiana medical history, immigrated to the United States from England. After completing a vigorous education in Ohio, Dr. Sutton moved to the small port town of Aurora, Indiana and in 1836 began his practice. Coinciding with Dr. Sutton’s arrival was a period of pronounced growth in Aurora and within two years he developed a thriving practice. <br />\r\n<br />\r\nDuring Dr. Sutton’s career, modern medicine was just beginning to emerge in the United States, enabling him to make ground-breaking discoveries about diseases and how they spread throughout populations. Because he mainly focused on diseases that were affecting the State of Indiana, his efforts had a large impact on the health of the states’ inhabitants.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nDr. Sutton constructed a small office building in 1870, which he and his sons used until eventually becoming apartment housing from the 1930s to 1992. By 1992, Dr. Sutton’s great-grandson possessed ownership of the building and converted the structure back to a medical office. The building still stands today and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":[],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://discoverindianahistory.org/files/fullsize/a5572339dd73ee29c74f3436b9cca413.jpg":{"id":1679,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Dr. George Sutton Medical Office Building","description":"Courtesy of Indiana DNR","thumbnail":"https://discoverindianahistory.org/files/square_thumbnails/a5572339dd73ee29c74f3436b9cca413.jpg"}}}