Fire at Armory on Calhoun St 1910
Title
Fire at Armory on Calhoun St 1910
Description
The fire that destroyed the Armory on Calhoun Street in the early hours of November 12, 1910 was of unknown origin. Because it was made entirely of wood and the contents included ammunition, fire fighters did not try to save the building.
The photo shows a large number of people surveying what was left. They are standing to the west of the rubble. A few boards on the southeast edge remain upright. A number of children are looking directly at the camera. Smoke is still rising from the center.
The Nov. 17, 1910 Woodstock Sentinel article states that the house directly to the east was owned by (Mrs.). Thomas Casey and is shown on the right. Jim Keefe's note identifies the house across Jefferson St. as the Muldoon residence. The newspaper also says that $6,000 worth of government property was destroyed including rifles, ammunition and military equipment. The armory was the home of Woodstock's Company G.
The building was owned by E.W. Austin of Chicago and (Mrs.). Thomas Shakell of Woodstock, evidently heirs of W.A. Austin, the original builder. The state rented the building from them. It was insured for $2000.
St. John's Lutheran church is shown on the left. It faced Jefferson St and the view here is of the side along Calhoun St.
The photo shows a large number of people surveying what was left. They are standing to the west of the rubble. A few boards on the southeast edge remain upright. A number of children are looking directly at the camera. Smoke is still rising from the center.
The Nov. 17, 1910 Woodstock Sentinel article states that the house directly to the east was owned by (Mrs.). Thomas Casey and is shown on the right. Jim Keefe's note identifies the house across Jefferson St. as the Muldoon residence. The newspaper also says that $6,000 worth of government property was destroyed including rifles, ammunition and military equipment. The armory was the home of Woodstock's Company G.
The building was owned by E.W. Austin of Chicago and (Mrs.). Thomas Shakell of Woodstock, evidently heirs of W.A. Austin, the original builder. The state rented the building from them. It was insured for $2000.
St. John's Lutheran church is shown on the left. It faced Jefferson St and the view here is of the side along Calhoun St.
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Keefe, Jim
Date
1910-11-12
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Citation
Persson, Gus, “Fire at Armory on Calhoun St 1910,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed November 9, 2025, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/193.
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