"The Great Revell Street Fire" destroyed eight buildings in Hokitika.December,1897.

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DescriptionIn December 1897 "The Great Revell Street Fire" destroyed eight buildings. The first photo has the caption, "The Hokitika Fire - Linneman's Corner (Weld and Revell Streets) before the fire." The second photo shows the destruction. Linneman's, the first two-storied building on the right, was a general merchant and importer. The family lived above the store. At the inquest into the fire the proprietor, Carl Linneman, reported, "I had only £250 insurance on my building and nothing on my stock. I am a heavy loser." His daughter, Ada, became my father's stepmother when Ada married my grandfather in November 1901. (See the West Coast Times, 18 December 1897, p.4 for an account of the fire, and 11 January 1898, p4 for an account of the inquest into the fire.)Date of PhotoDecember 1897Map^[1]ContributorAllan Davidson

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Location (city or town)HokitikaLandmark (Place)Revell Street EventThe Great Revell Street Fire

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