Separate Fires Destroy Two Central Pennsylvania Landmarks
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:51 pm
FIRE RIPS THROUGH HISTORIC BELLEFONTE HOTEL
Fire heavily damaged the historic Bush House Hotel and restaurant this morning in downtown Bellefonte, in Centre County. Emergency services personnel say the five-alarm fire started just before seven o'clock this morning in the four-story downtown building. No one is believed to have been inside the hotel or in Schnitzel's Restaurant below it. The four-story Bush House Hotel at 315 High Street was built by Daniel Bush in 1868. It played host to many great and near-great travelers, including Henry Ford, Harry Firestone, Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindburgh. Thomas Edison was not only a guest, but also designed the lighting and electrical system in 1884.
FIRE DESTROYS BEDFORD LANDMARK
A landmark Bedford building which is now a hotel and tavern was gutted by fire yesterday. The building at the corner of Pitt and Richard streets is known as the Graystone. The original structure on the site dated to 1758, though that building burned in the 1700s. The hotel that burned yesterday dates to after the Civil War. The hotel had 50 rooms, most of which were filled with antiques. No one was injured in the fire, though one of the owners had to crawl out of the smoky building to get out. Fire officials say the fire was tough to fight because of the old construction of the building. Officials say the cause of the fire is still under investigation
Weird....
Fire heavily damaged the historic Bush House Hotel and restaurant this morning in downtown Bellefonte, in Centre County. Emergency services personnel say the five-alarm fire started just before seven o'clock this morning in the four-story downtown building. No one is believed to have been inside the hotel or in Schnitzel's Restaurant below it. The four-story Bush House Hotel at 315 High Street was built by Daniel Bush in 1868. It played host to many great and near-great travelers, including Henry Ford, Harry Firestone, Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindburgh. Thomas Edison was not only a guest, but also designed the lighting and electrical system in 1884.
FIRE DESTROYS BEDFORD LANDMARK
A landmark Bedford building which is now a hotel and tavern was gutted by fire yesterday. The building at the corner of Pitt and Richard streets is known as the Graystone. The original structure on the site dated to 1758, though that building burned in the 1700s. The hotel that burned yesterday dates to after the Civil War. The hotel had 50 rooms, most of which were filled with antiques. No one was injured in the fire, though one of the owners had to crawl out of the smoky building to get out. Fire officials say the fire was tough to fight because of the old construction of the building. Officials say the cause of the fire is still under investigation
Weird....
