Hyannis Armory

Historical marker location:

243 South Street, Hyannis, Massachusetts

( Marker is on South Street east of Pearl Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Hyannis Kennedy Legacy Trail.

The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was one of the most destructive fires in American history. It destroyed 65 acres of downtown Boston, including 776 buildings and caused $73.5 million in damage (equivalent to over $1.5 billion today).