Irving Place & 14th Street Fire 1866
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This fire on May 21, 1866 destroyed the Academy of Music, but the building was later rebuilt in 1868. The Academy of Music was closed in 1886 after the Metropolitan Opera House was built because it could not compete. |
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Destructive Conflagration-The Academy of Music and University Medical College, Corner of Fourteenth Street and Irving Place, N.Y., Together with other Valuable Buildings, Destroyed by Fire, on the Night of the 21st of May. |
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May 21, 1866 |
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Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. June 9, 1866. |
| Source: |
Tearsheet |
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