Ruins of the Great Chelsea Fire
April 12, 1908
13 Churches, 9 Schools, 3 Banks, 2 Hospitals, 2822 buildings destroyed
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Chelsea after the 1908 Fire |
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Ruins of City Hall, Unitarian Church and First Baptist Church |
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Highland Street School |
Congregational Church cor. Fifth & Chestnut Sts. |
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Chelsea High School |
Chelsea Public Library |
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Saint Rose Church |
Universalist Church |
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State Armory |
Bellingham Methodist Church |
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City Hall |
City Hall & The Baptist Church |
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City Hall |
Chelsea Savings Bank - - - - - - Chelsea Power house |
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Looking up Chestnut Street from Third Street. Universalist Church and Central Congregational Church in the Distance. |
Remains of the residental section on Chester Ave. |
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Chelsea Square and Savings Bank ruins. |
Everett Ave. from Broadway. |
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Bellingham Hill from Chester Ave. One of the finest residential sections of Chelsea |
Cherry Street from Everett Ave. |
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Looking toward Everett Ave. from the rear of the Knights of Columbus Building. |
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