Inferno - The Great Boston Fire of 1872

Recounts the devastating blaze that reshaped Boston’s architecture and fire regulations.

Inferno: The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was written to commemorate the 150th anniversary of a devastating fire that destroyed sixty—five acres of land in Boston, from Washington Street, between Summer Street and Milk Street, fanning eastward towards the wharves projecting into Boston Harbor. The fire was said to have destroyed 776 buildings in Boston’s downtown, causing over $73 million in damage (or $1,6...