Wall Street, Great Fire of New York City in 1835

View of the south side of Wall Street during the Great Fire in December 17, 1835. Created in 1837 by artist Nicolino Calyo (1799-1884), who also painted other views of this conflagration. Source: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

The fire started on December 16, 1835, about nine o'clock pm, in a large warehouse at 25 Merchant Street (now Beaver Street). The old Merchants' Exchange, completed in 1827, and offices of “The Fulton Insurance Company” are burning on the right. The fire reached the dome of the Exchange about half-past one o'clock, after having raged in the vicinity for hours. The fire burned about 17 blocks in Lower Manhattan, from the night of December 16 until the afternoon of the next day.

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Wall Street, Great Fire of New York City in 1835