Main Street Fire, 1892
Title
Main Street Fire, 1892
Description
Ruins of the buildings on the east side of Main Street and west side of Benton Street after the fire of January 31, 1892.
The Sycamore newspaper at the time (The True Republican) reported that light from the fire could be seen from Sycamore, 40 miles to the south of Woodstock.
The foundations in the foreground are the remains of the Waverly House Hotel [214 Main]. Men and boys are standing behind the foundations. The fire destroyed all the buildings except the last two brick buildings [236 and 234 Main]
There is a wooden building with either a chute or outside staircase that is either attached to 236 Main or might be on Washington street.
The pre-1912 train depot is visible at the end of Main Street.
301 Clay Street Furer and Slocum Flour and Feed Mill is visible (located where the Metra parking lot is currently located).
The northwest corner of Main Street is vacant except for a fence. There seems to be a wooden bridge across a ditch at that corner.
Frame buildings are visible on the east side of Clay Street that pre-date any buildings existing today.
This photo was incorrectly attributed to Medlar Studios in the 2002 Sesquicentennial Photo Exhibit
The Sycamore newspaper at the time (The True Republican) reported that light from the fire could be seen from Sycamore, 40 miles to the south of Woodstock.
The foundations in the foreground are the remains of the Waverly House Hotel [214 Main]. Men and boys are standing behind the foundations. The fire destroyed all the buildings except the last two brick buildings [236 and 234 Main]
There is a wooden building with either a chute or outside staircase that is either attached to 236 Main or might be on Washington street.
The pre-1912 train depot is visible at the end of Main Street.
301 Clay Street Furer and Slocum Flour and Feed Mill is visible (located where the Metra parking lot is currently located).
The northwest corner of Main Street is vacant except for a fence. There seems to be a wooden bridge across a ditch at that corner.
Frame buildings are visible on the east side of Clay Street that pre-date any buildings existing today.
This photo was incorrectly attributed to Medlar Studios in the 2002 Sesquicentennial Photo Exhibit
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Date
1892-01-31
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Citation
Tripp Photo, Woodstock, “Main Street Fire, 1892,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed June 9, 2026, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/249.
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