On Nov. 9, 1872, a fire which began in the basement of a warehouse in downtown Boston raged for 12 hours, consuming 65 acres and leaving 776 buildings in ruins.
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The exhibit "Revisiting the Ruins: The Great Boston Fire of 1872" features pictures and artifacts from the city's largest fire that destroyed 776 buildings across 65 acres of land on November 9 & 10, 1872.
The temporary exhibit on display through July recalls the historic blaze, which gutted 776 buildings and scorched 65 acres of what is now Downtown Crossing and the Financial District