subject: Fires Massachusetts Wakefield History 20th century
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Hathaway Stable fire ruins, October 23, 1899 [picture] / Wakefield Municipal Gas&Light Department.
description- – Photo courtesy of the Wakefield Historical Society.
- – 1 picture :
- – "The Hathaway Stable fire on October 21, 1899, destroyed 13 buildings, including the horse stables, the wooden central fire station, two blacksmith shops and several houses. Thirty-nine horses perished in the fire. The stables were located on Mechanic Street (now Princess Street). The area now houses the fire and police stations, an office complex, and several businesses and homes." -- Text from calendar by Jayne M. D'Onofrio.
- – 2008-06-24T18:36:27Z
- – 2008-06-24T18:36:27Z
- – 1991.
- – 1991.
- – Wakefield Municipal Gas&Light Department calendar 1991 ; October.
- – Wakefield (Mass.) History Pictorial works.
- – Massachusetts Wakefield
Cutler Bros. Grocery and Grain, corner of Water and Main Streets, July, 1911 [picture] / Wakefield Municipal Gas&Light Department.
description- – Photo courtesy of the Wakefield Historical Society.
- – 1 picture :
- – "After a five-day heat wave, an electrical storm tore through Wakefield on July 6, 1911. Accompanied by fierce winds from the southwest, the storm's vivid and continuous lightning hit several homes and buildings, injured many people, and tore up great trees by the roots. One bolt of lightning struck the wires on the pole at the corner of Water and Main Streets, entering the three-story Cutler Bros. building, setting off a spectacular blaze which threatened to 'wipe out the central manufacturing and business district.' The building was fully engulfed, and when the fire was out, several businesses were destroyed, including the grocery store, the Wakefield Paper Box Manufacturing Company (occupants of the third floor), and Godfrey&Barnard's Quannapowitt Bowling Alley and Pool Hall (in the basement). The total loss was set at $60,667. Other buildings were destroyed, including the Co. A 6th Regiment Armory, and a cottage house occupied by the Reynolds family. At the height of the blaze, the scene was a mass of tangled and dangling live wires. Members of the light department, along with representatives from the telephone company, and the Boston and Northern Street Railway, responded to the fire to cut off power. Work to restore service began the next day, as can be seen in the photograph." -- Text from calendar by Jayne M. D'Onofrio.
- – 2008-06-24T18:19:35Z
- – 2008-06-24T18:19:35Z
- – 2000.
- – 2000.
- – Wakefield Municipal Gas&Light Department calendar 2000 ; August.
- – Wakefield (Mass.) History Pictorial works.
- – Massachusetts Wakefield
- – Massachusetts Wakefield
Rink fire, rear of 390 Main Street, July 21, 1900 [picture] / Wakefield Municipal Gas&Light Department.
description- – Photo courtesy of the Wakefield Historical Society.
- – 2 pictures :
- – "A fire started in the varnish room of the Wakefield Reed Chair factory on Saturday, July 21st at 7:58 a.m. The building, owned by Emma Osgood, housed the factory, as well as the Wright&Dennis tennis factory which occupied the top floor of the building. Known as the 'Old Rink Building' it was once home to a roller skating rink from which it got its name, and was the seventh home of the Richardson Light Guard Armory, from 1877 to 1895. The Guard was ordered to remove all state property from the building when an inspection deemed the armory unfit for use in 1894. The fire was 'doomed from the start' and assistance came from three surrounding communities: Stoneham, Reading and Melrose. The fire destroyed the building, as well as Roger Howard's Carpenter Shop, a tenement occupied by Mrs. Abby Hawkes and family, two stables and a shed. Homes on Crescent Street were blistered and scorched and many families along Main Street and Crescent Street removed their furniture from their homes as a precautionary measure. The steeple of the First Universalist Church was destroyed, as was the roof. At the height of the fire, a southwest wind carried shingles 'high in the air.' The Saturday edition of the Wakefield Daily Item reported that 'some of the burning fire brands were carried to Lynnfield Center' where it was said they landed on the roof of a home. Although the building was assessed at $7,000, a total damage of all affected properties was estimated at $90,000." -- Text from calendar by Jayne M. D'Onofrio.
- – 2008-06-24T18:33:49Z
- – 2008-06-24T18:33:49Z
- – 2000.
- – 2000.
- – Wakefield Municipal Gas&Light Department calendar 2000 ; July.
- – Wakefield (Mass.) History Pictorial works.
- – Massachusetts Wakefield.
- – Massachusetts Wakefield
George H. Taylor store fire, Mar. 5, 1907 [picture]
description- – 1 picture :
- – The Taylor Store Fire, March 5, 1907. The store was on the south corner of what is now Princess and Main streets. The photo was taken from the Bourdon Block, at Main and Albion streets.
- – 2008-06-24T15:28:42Z
- – 2008-06-24T15:28:42Z
- – 1907.
- – 1907.
- – 2004
- – Wakefield (Mass.) History Pictorial works.
- – Massachusetts Wakefield
Hathaway stable fire ruins, Oct. 23, 1899 [picture]
description- – 1 picture :
- – The ruins from the Hathaway Stable fire, 1899. 39 horses perished in the blaze and 18 buildings on Mechanic (now Princess), Crescent and Lincoln streets were destroyed, including the fire station. The Lincoln School building can be seen in the background.
- – 2008-06-24T16:18:15Z
- – 2008-06-24T16:18:15Z
- – 1899.
- – 1899.
- – 2004
- – Wakefield (Mass.) History Pictorial works.
- – Massachusetts Wakefield
Ruins of Congregational Church, Wakefield, Mass.. burned Feb 21., 1909 [picture]
description- – Postcard shows the ruins of the Congregational Church on the west side of Wakefield Common. The view is looking east on Church street towards the common. The granite church, built in 1892, was the fourth church on the site. After its destruction by fire a new church of similar design was rebuilt and dedicated in 1912.
- – 1 postcard :
- – 2007-11-26T21:36:30Z
- – 2007-11-26T21:36:30Z
- – [1909].
- – [1909].
- – Wakefield (Mass.) Pictorial works.
- – Massachusetts Wakefield Pictorial works.
- – Massachusetts Wakefield History 20th century.
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