Claim: The Great Fire of 1911, took place on April 30 and May 1, 1911 in Bangor, Maine, United States, was the last large-scale urban conflagrations in Maine; but resulted in the creation of an early 20th-century urban space comprising of 48 buildings (and three parks); mostly constructed between 1911 and 1915 in the burned area.
Evidence: The Great Fire of 1911 took place in Bangor, Maine, United States, on April 30 and May 1, 1911. A large portion of the rebuilt area (43 buildings) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 as the Great Fire of 1911 Historic District. The Great Fire of 1911 Historic District is located in downtown Bangor, Maine, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. It preserves Maine's most significant collection of early 20th century public and commercial buildings, and commemorates an urban re-building campaign matched only by Portland's following its own destruction by fire in 1866. The Great Fire of 1911 was Maine's (and one of the nation's) last large-scale urban conflagrations, but resulted in the creation of an early 20th-century urban space relatively unique in Maine or northern New England. The district comprises 48 buildings (and three parks), most of them constructed between 1911 and 1915 in the burned area, which accounted for half of Bangor's commercial core.