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The Commons, Peterborough, New Hampshire

If you have photos of "The Commons" before the fire, we would love to have some for this site.
View photos of Change of Pace at "The Commons."
Arial photo of East Hill after the fire, showing the ruins of "The Commons" and historic East Hill Cemetery.
Painting of Mt. Monadnock from a second story bedroom at "The Commons." Emerson and Thoreau had both found Monadnock a good climb and summitted more than once.

 

Fire Log (2/14/05):

02.14.05 - 2215 - Peterborough NH - 3rd Alarm - 188 Old Street Road - The Commons, aka The East Hill Estate - Former Monastery - Lengthy 3 story brick, main structure with wings - Master streams operating exterior operations, structural collapse *154.430*

2ND ALARM PETERBOROUGH, NH ON OLD STREET ROAD AT THE COMMONS BUILDING. COMPANIES REPORT A STRUCTURE FULLY INVOLVED ON ARRIVAL, M/A TO WORK & COVER. *154.430* TIP/C991 [TAC9-C101]. 9:27p.m.

3RD ALARM PETERBOROUGH, NH ON OLD STREET ROAD AT THE COMMONS BUILDING COMPANIES REPORT A STRUCTURE FULLY INVOLVED COMPANIES DROPPING BIG LINES M/A TO WORK & COVER. *154.430* TIP/C991 [TAC9-C101]. 9:35p.m.

U/D 3RD ALARM PETERBOROUGH, NH ON OLD STREET ROAD COMPANIES HAVE A STRUCTURE FULLY INVOLVED WITH PARTIAL COLLAPSE, S/C A LADDER TRUCK FROM KEENE TO THE SCENE DWH. *154.430* C991 [TAC9-C101]. 9:46p.m.

U/D 3RD ALARM PETERBOROUGH, NH ON OLD STREET ROAD. FIRE IS IN A VERY LARGE 3 STORY BRICK MANSION WITH SEVERAL WINGS VERY HEAVY FIRE CONDITIONS, MASTER STREAMS IN OPERATION EXTENSIVE M/A DWH. *154.430* TIP/C991 [TAC9-C101]. 10:04p.m.

 

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