Masonic Temple Fire
December 6, 1925

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Title

Masonic Temple Fire
December 6, 1925

Description

Black & white press photo of the fire facing north on Chillicothe Street. The building burning is the second Masonic Temple Building in Portsmouth. It was built in 1906 at the north west corner of Chillicothe and Fourth (4th) Streets. After the fire it was re-built to only four floors and housed Kobackers Department Store until 1971. In 1981 Desco Credit Union acquired the building. Wolff clothing store is in the foreground.
Stamped on back: "Reference Dept. Dec. 10, 1925 N.E.A.

Creator

Newspaper Enterprise Association

Date

December, 1925

Contributor

Acme Newspictures

Format

20.32 x 25.4 cm black & white photograph

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library

Citation

Newspaper Enterprise Association, “Masonic Temple Fire
December 6, 1925,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed December 25, 2024, https://yourppl.org/history/items/show/15223.

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