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Maynard Hotel Fire - 1921
Summer Street
The ruins of the hotel fire with the Eagle Block in the background of the first photo.
File Folder for the Maynard Fire Department
The file contains history, research notes, newspaper clippings, pamphlets and other materials pertaining to the department, proposals and bids, and letters of commendation.
Car Barn Fire - 1918
Concord, Maynard & Hudson Street Railway
The first and third photo shows the car barn before the fire and after it was rebuilt. The other photos show the structure after the fire.
Maynard Fire Department Constitution and By-Laws - Hose Company No. 1
The constitution and by-laws of Maynard's first official fire department (company).
(The document is likely a reproduction as it neither dated nor signed.)
(The document is likely a reproduction as it neither dated nor signed.)
World War II Observation Tower - 1942
Built on Summer Hill in January of 1942 by the American Legion and volunteers. It was manned 24 hours per day by local people and later taken over by the U. S. Army to protect the Ammunition Depot. The Army maintained the tower until the end of the…
Riverside Cooperative Hall Fire - 1936
The fire began at 6:05 PM on 30 Jan 1936. The 1st photo is a view the day after the fire, 31 Jan 1936 at 10:30 AM, from the Summer Street side. The second photo is from the front on Nason Street.
Built by the Association in 1882 as a four story…
Built by the Association in 1882 as a four story…
Lerer's Store - 1916
This is the Nason Street entrance of the store that occupied the Naylor Block at the junction of Nason and Main Street. The Naylor Block was destroyed by fire in 1917. S. R. Garland, dentist had his office on the second floor.
Naylor Block Fire Photo Collage - 1917
Fire broke out in the night of February 11, 1917 and by the morning had destroyed the Naylor Block that extended along Nason Street and around the corner onto Main Street. Several tenants were rounted from the second floor which also housed the Tel…
Woodrow Wilson School Fire - 1952
Main Street School
The Main Street School, Woodrow Wilson School, was totally destroyed by a predawn fire on December 17, 1952.
Nason Street School Fire - 1916
Five photos of the Nason St. School the day after the fire.
Top is the front of school, bottom photo is a back view.
Pictures of the ruins the morning after the school was completely destroyed by a fire on September 21, 1916. This is the…
Top is the front of school, bottom photo is a back view.
Pictures of the ruins the morning after the school was completely destroyed by a fire on September 21, 1916. This is the…
Hook and Ladder No. 1 - 1891
Maynard Fire Department
The building on the right was the first Catholic Church at Assabet Village (now Maynard), built in 1865.
Firemen l to r
Front: James Murray, Frank Rhul (John Lawler ?), Allie Martin, Robert Denniston, Levi Cheney, William McAuslin, Jesse Sims,…
Firemen l to r
Front: James Murray, Frank Rhul (John Lawler ?), Allie Martin, Robert Denniston, Levi Cheney, William McAuslin, Jesse Sims,…
Odd Fellows Block on Nason Street - ca 1900
The Odd Fellows Building was built in the late 1890's for Julius Loewe who had a pharmacy in one part of the store. There was also a jeweler and a men's clothing store. On the second floor was a hall where several of the local organizations held…
Burning of the Calvin Whitney House - 1958
Maynard Fire Department
This house, the property of the Maynard Country Club, was all that remained of the once large Calvin Whitney farm. It was from this farm that Daniel Conant, a minuteman, left for the Old North Bridge at Concord on the morning of April 19, 1775. The…
Maynard Fire Alarm Boxes Card - 1927
This printed card shows all the fire alarm boxes in use in 1927. The card was addressed to Mrs. Gertrude Beane, 15 DeMars St., Maynard, Mass.
Maynard Water and Fire Map - 1915
The map was created to show fire protection for insurance purposes. It shows in detail many of the towns structures, streets and a glimpse of the activities occurring at the time.
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Russian Bakery Fire - 1948
A fire at 120 Great Road on the night of June 17, 1948 at the Russian Bakery.