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Title: Central Park after 1889 fire, Fire of 1889
Description: Photograph of the downtown district after the fire in June 1889, which destroyed everything between Broad and Main streets, from the railroad tracks to Fourth Avenue. This view, looking southeast across the rubble to Broad Street and Central Park, shows the temporary huts built by merchants to house the post office, bank, and other businesses.
Date Created: 1889
PID: grinnell:3288

Title: Deed for land, signed by J. B. and J. A. Grinnell, January 1, 1859
Description: Deed for Land, signed by J. B. and J. A. Grinnell. WARRANTY DEED SIGNED 1 January 1859 RECORDED 5 January 1859. Land sold to Electa C. Cook.
Date Created: 1859
PID: grinnell:12311

Title: Don Smith Interview
Description: This is an oral history interview of Mr. Don Smith, Professor Emeritus of History at Grinnell College. The interview, conducted by Ms. Judy Hunter, recalls many of Don's memories regarding the Democratic party and the political climate in Poweshiek County, Iowa, from 1970 to 2013.
Date Created: 2013
PID: grinnell:19501

Title: Erastus Snow house, Northeast corner of Sixth Avenue and Penrose Street
Description: Photograph of the Erastus Snow residence, a Romanesque brick house that was probably built in the 1860s. The house is no longer standing.
Date Created: 1903
PID: grinnell:3263

Title: Fifth Avenue and Park Street, 1011 Park Street, H. G. Little residence, Site of Grinnell House, Grinnell College
Description: Photographs of the Italianate house at the northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Park Street built in the late 1850s by H. G. Little.
Date Created: 1850
PID: grinnell:3264

Title: Fire of 1889
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1889
PID: grinnell:3304

Title: Fire of 1889
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1889
PID: grinnell:3317

Title: First Congregational Church, Northeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Broad Street, Old Stone Church, United Church of Christ
Description: The First Congregational Church, known as the Old Stone Church, was built in 1877 on the site of J. B. Grinnell's original Congregational Church. It was demolished in 1951.
Date Created: 1923
PID: grinnell:3287

Title: First Methodist Church, Fifth Avenue and Park Street
Description: 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.
Date Created: 1895
PID: grinnell:3316