Great Fire of 1776
Date: September 21, 1776
Periods: Manhattan 1776
Summary
Massive fire destroyed 25-30% of NYC (~493 buildings). Started near Whitehall Slip, spread northwest. Cause debated — British blamed American saboteurs.
Named buildings destroyed
- Babtist Church
- Bear Market
- Courtlandt’s Sugar House
- Edens Brewery
- Garden Street Church
- German Reformed Church
- Lower Barracks
- Moravian Church
- New Lutheran Church
- Old Lutheran Church
- Presbyterian Church
- Royal Exchange
- Rutger’s Brewery
- Trinity Church
- Verplanck House
- Wall Street Church