The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-23
RISEN FROM THE ASHES.
A Map'of the Burnt District Of
Eopkinsville's Great Fire Of
Oct. 25 1882. Showing
What has been Re-
built in one Year.

Next Thursday is the first anniver-
sary Of the great fire which consumed
seven squares in the heart of Hop
kinsvillc, entailing loss of $2S5,000.
In less enterprising city than Hop
kinsvillc, this calamity would have
been almost death blow, but the
rapidly with which the burnt terri
tory has been rebuilt is shown by the
subjoined map.
The burnt district included all of
that portion of the city between
Spring and Broad on the East side of
Main and between Spring and Mar
ket on Virginia and but one house
the City Bank building, on the corner
of Main and Observation-Disclosures left
standing, How much of it has been
rebuilt is shown by the map.
MAIN STREET.
Every house burned on Main street
with two exceptions, has been re-
placed by better building, most of
the new ones being elegant three
story structures, which are ornaments
to the city and monuments to the en-
terprise of their owners.
The small frame building on the
corner Of Main and Spring, but one
story high, has been replaced by an
elegant three-story structure, two
stores wide. Campbell's store next
to it has been replaced by a two
story one in every way susperior to
the one burned. The most substan-
tial improvement yet made is the
Thompson Block four stores wide
and three-storles high. This replaces
a plain, irregular row of two-story
houses built in 1856. The Bank of
Hopkinsville building on the corner
of Main and Russellville'is a dupli-
cate Of the one destroyed only hand.
somer, better and more improved.
Crossing over Russellville, the first
corner building is the City Bank
building which escaped by being fire.
proof. Next to it the Henderson &
Pritchett block, two stores, has been
rebuilt pretty much as it was, only
higher and more ornamental. Ad-
Joining this a building lot has been
purchased by Mr.. M. ID. Kelly, of
Cadiz, and a handsome jewelry store
has been erected where formerly
stood an unsightly old dilapidatct
structure.
/ The next store, which belonged t
Mrs. Glass, Is the only one on Mair
street W hich has not been rebuilt, Oh
the work rebuilding commenced.
On the corner of Court the old build
ing occupied by the Republican of
flee is now being replaced by tw,
large and commodious store room
and the building will be one of tn
Aandsomest two-story structures il
the city. On the opposite corner
fronting on Court, Mrs. A. j. McDan
. D..
lei has rebuilt her two store rooms
the new building being two storie
! high and vast improvement on it
) old and unsightly predecessor. Ii
the rear Of this stood a row of oil,
: buildings which were used as law Of
o fees and tenement houses and be
0 You'd Market street an old unoccu
y pied warehouse was burned. Thes
0 buildings have not been rebuilt
. Across Main street. opposite the lat
= ter, Mrs. P, j. Goes residence wa
% burned and this house has been II
% placed by substantial two-stor
y dwelling, big improvement on III
% old one. This completes the list (
O buildings on Main street and thos
! who behold the three squares {
4 handsome and ornamental structure
' are almost led to the conclusion thu
!. the fire was a blessing in disguise.