Historical Marker
The Home Front
Historical marker location:
99 Front St, Worcester, Massachusetts
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Front Street and Commercial Street, on the left when traveling west.)
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).