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Phoenix Block

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1880s. 300 block of S. Main St.
  • (Photograph by Matthew Aungst)

Across from the courthouse complex, this group of buildings arose in the 1880s from the ashes of a disastrous fire that destroyed the entire 300 block. Although the two- and three-story brick structures in this block have been altered, especially on their first floors, they still display the era's elaborate brickwork on their upper stories.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Anne Carter Lee

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