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