2836. Historic Fire at First Unitarian Church of Northborough, Massachusetts 1945. Life Magazine October 9, 1950.
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2836. Historic Fire at First Unitarian Church of Northborough, Massachusetts 1945. Life Magazine October 9, 1950.
2836. Historic Fire at First Unitarian Church of Northborough, Massachusetts 1945. Life Magazine October 9, 1950. For 137 years the First Unitarian Church of Northborough, Mass. had stood as a historic example of colonial architecture. In its belfry was the faithful town clock and a bell, made by Paul Revere’s foundry, which had been rung at the death of every President after Washington. At 2:30 on the Saturday morning of Dec. 22,1945, a motorist driving along the Old Post Road saw orange flames leaping from the church’s windows. He stopped his car and called the local fire department. When the firemen arrived they found that the flames, which had apparently spread from an oil stove in the women’s parlor, were out of control. Dana Martin, an amateur photographer who lived across the street, rushed over to take this picture just as the fire reached the belfry. By dawn, despite the help of firemen from three neighboring towns, the church was a pile of ashes. The next day the congregation had their Christmas service in Northborough’s Grange Hall and decided to start rebuilding, using as a model the church they had just lost. Superb photo of the fully involved New England church is accompanied by six additional photo and article. Full issue, clean and tight, light wear. (VG) $24.