Claim: The Great Fire of 1911 (took place in Bangor, Maine, United States, on April 30 and May 1, 1911) was Maine's last large-scale urban conflagrations, 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 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.