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Cadwell, Alonzo B.

1849                142 Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire.[1]

1850                138 Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire.

Great Fire!  Last Friday morning, at about 1 o’clock, or citizens were awakened by the cry of “fire.”  It was soon found that the long wooden block directly South of the Eagle Coffee House on Main St. had take fire in the upper part near the center of the building.  Before the Fire Department could get well at work, the whole upper part of the building was in flames.  Tis block was occupied in the lower part, by the Drug Store of Allison & Gault, the Bookstore of B. W. Sanborn, and the clothing Store of Dustin & Shaw.  The second story was occupied by Dr. Haynes’ office, Kimball’s Daguerreotype Rooms, Cadwell’s Daguerreotype Rooms,…

1849 December 20.  New Hampshire Patriot & State Gazette.  (Concord, New Hampshire.)  December 20, 1849, Vol. 3, No. 135, Whole No. 2135, P. 2.

Fire in Concord.  On Friday morning about half past twelve o’clock, the large three story wooden block on Main street, next south of the Eagle Coffee House, called “Butterfield’s Block,: was discovered to be on fire,]; and before men enough to resit it had assembled, the fire had made such progress as to render it impossible to save the building, and it was entirely consumed, together with the two story building next south, owned and occupied by A. Prescott & Son for the manufacture and sale of musical instruments.  Nex to that were two “ten footers” and then a two story dwelling house, all owned by Col. B. Grover, the first of which was nearly burnt up, and the other considerably injured.  The Eagle Coffee House was in great danger, and suffered some, the windows and the wood work on the south side end being pretty much used up…

“Butterfield’s Block,” owned by Samuel Butterfield, Esq., of Andover…in the second story—Wm. H. Kimball, Daguerreotype Rooms, loss $450—insured for $400 in the New England Co., Concord.  Dr. Timothy Haynes’ office, loss $100—no insurance.  George H. Batchelder, Shoemaker, loss $100—No insurance.  A. B. Cadwell, Daguerreotype Rooms, loss small…

Destructive Fire In Concord.  On Thursday night of last week, at about half past 12 o’clock, our citizens were aroused from their slumbers and hastened to a fire raging freely in the large three story block, all of wood, on Main st., just south of the Eagle Coffee House, and in front of the brick block at the south east corner of the State House Yard….

…in the second story—Wm. H. Kimball, Daguerreotype Rooms, loss $450—insured for $400 in the New England Co., Concord.  Dr. Timothy Haynes’ office, loss $100—no insurance.  George H. Batchelder, Shoemaker, loss $100—No insurance.  A. B. Cadwell, Daguerreotype Rooms, loss small…

1850.  Concord, New Hampshire City Directory, Residence listing.  (Concord, New Hampshire.)  1850.

Cadwell, Alonzo B.—Daguerrian Artist, 138 Main st.—B—Columbian House.


[1] Address based on William H. Kimball’s address in 1849.