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Academy of Music Block Fire WreckageEntry/Object ID
2017.14.5Description
Black and white photograph of the wreckage after the Academy of Music Block Fire. Per Steve Shook at inportercounty.org, "Farmers State Bank was located on West Main Street and was destroyed by fire in 1926. The structure was originally known as Valparaiso Hall, located on the Starr and Anthony Block, and was constructed in 1864. Later, the structure was more commonly known as the Academy of Music Block. The second floor of the structure housed professional offices, while the third floor was home to the Masonic Lodge. Heineman & Sievers Rexall Drug Store shared the first floor of this structure with Farmers State Bank. The Porter County Courthouse would be located directly behind the photographer, who would have been standing on the Courthouse grounds. Prior to the construction of the Academy of Music Block, this site was the location of one of the first homes in Valparaiso, that of John Spurlock. Spurlock's home was also the location of the first session of circuit court in Porter County in October 1836, presided over by Judge Samuel C. Sample."Acquisition
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2017.14Source or Donor
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