Have you seen the paper flames lining our city? They follow the path of the Great Fire of 1866. A few are marked with special signs because these buildings beat all odds and survived the blaze. Click on their pictures below to look closer and learn more. Historic preservation efforts have continued to save the few buildings that were built downtown before the fiery destruction. Read about the Great Fire here. Checkout more pictures on instagram. #Isurvivedthefireof1866 #fire1866
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Chestnut Street Church
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Mariner's Church
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23 Danforth Street
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Joseph How House, 30-32 Pleasant Street
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John How House, 40 Pleasant Street- 1817
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Thomas Chadwick & William Duran Block, 384-392 Fore Street -1854
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Ann Freeman House, 147 Congress Street- Built in 1857
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Abysinnian Church, 75 Newbury Street -1828
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Joseph Barbour House, 123-125 Newbury Street -c1846.
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Portland Observatory, 138 Congress Street – Built in 1807
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Samuel Butts House and Store, 332-334 Fore Street – 1792
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Warehouse, 20-36 Danforth Street 1851-1866
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Abraham Niles House, 77 Newbury Street, c1844
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George Jewett House, 25 Middle Street -1856-1858