Stacy Building

Historical marker location:

43 Taylor Street, Springfield, Massachusetts

( Marker is on Taylor Street south of Kaynor Street, on the left when traveling south.)

43 Taylor Street. Built 1893 Renovated 1986.

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).