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Title
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Fire of 1889
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Description
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Photograph of the damage to the business district, seen northeast across the railroad to the Congregational Church, caused by the 1889 fire. In 1891 another fire destroyed the center of the block to the north.
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Date Created
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1889
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PID
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grinnell:3304
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Title
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Fire of 1889
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Description
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Photograph of damage to the business district caused by the fire of 1889. The view is northeast across the railroad to the Congregational Church; Central Park is on the right. As a result of the fire, the City Council set up a fire zone and forbade the use of wooden awnings. The width of Commercial Street, which varied, also was made uniform.
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Date Created
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1889
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PID
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grinnell:3317
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Title
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First Methodist Church, Fifth Avenue and Park Street
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Description
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Photograph of the First Methodist Church at Fifth Avenue and Park Street. The church was later moved to 616 Fourth Avenue, where it was used as an armory for about a year before it was destroyed by fire in 1896.
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Date Created
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1895
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PID
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grinnell:3316
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Title
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Fourth Avenue
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Description
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Photographs of commercial buildings on the north side of Fourth Avenue.
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Date Created
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1900
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PID
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grinnell:3299
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Title
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Grinnell Armory, 816 Fifth Avenue
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Description
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Photograph of the Armory building at 816 Fifth Avenue. It was constructed of rock face concrete blocks in 1907 and leased to the Grinnell Armory Association for 10 years.
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Date Created
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1907
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PID
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grinnell:3294
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Title
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Horse-drawn wagon, Fourth Avenue
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Description
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Photograph of a horse-drawn wagon carrying two men south of Fourth Avenue. The Eagle Block building (1879), recognizable by the eagle sculpture atop its pediment, is visible in the background.
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Date Created
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1880
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PID
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grinnell:3303
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Title
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Mack Building, Broad Street and Commercial Street
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Description
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Photograph of the Mack Building on the corner of Broad and Commercial Streets. Built in 1889, it originally housed two storefronts; in 1894, two additions to the south formed the Mack Hotel.
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Date Created
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1890
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PID
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grinnell:3311