The Great Fires

A 1901 fire destroys Theresa’s Catholic school on West Rock River Street (two connected brick buildings). The smoking open lots were the Theresa Firehouse and a livery stable to the right. On the far right is the Rock River House, damaged a bit by smoke but it survived the inferno. PHOTO CREDIT: THERESA HISTORICAL SOCIETY-THERESA PUBLIC LIBRARY The Great Fires An Allenton fire burns several