From History of Walworth County Wisconsin, Vol. 1, by Albert Clayton Beckwith, 
publ. 1912 - Pages 223 - 225
 
LOSSES BY FIRE.  An incomplete list of more or less destructive fires, though 
of little value as history, may help to fix dates of other events associated 
with them in men's memories.  It is so far from full that a list nearly as long 
may be found in the Delavan fire department's record of the last twenty years.
 
Apr. 14, 1844 - William BIRGE's house, Whitewater.  A child of three years 
burned
May 9, 1844 - "A great fire at Sharon."
Dec. __, 1845 - Andrew FERGUSON's store, Geneva
Dec. 10, 1852 - Samuel TIBBET's home, Sugar Creek
__  __, 1858 - Benjamin F. POPE's house, Elkhorn
May 15, 1859 - Patrick O'BRIEN's house - Darien
Sept. 22, 1859 - Methodist church, Elkhorn
Jan. 12, 1860 - Alexander H. BUNNELL's house, Lafayette
Jan. 23, 1860 - Two newspaper offices and other buildings, Delavan
Apr. 29, 1860 - John A. FARNUM's house, North Geneva
Feb. 26, 1862 - Henry LORD's house, town of Delavan
Nov. 25, 1862 - Lemuel WEBSTER's house, Sugar Creek
Nov. 10, 1866 - CHAFFEE's planning mill and THIELE's cabinet shop, Whitewater
Feb.. 26, 1867 - Centralia store and other buildings, Elkhorn
May 31, 1867 - Esterly reaper works, Whitewater
Nov. 10, 1867 - Several stores in Main street, Whitewater
Nov. 30, 1867 - COLE & HUNTER's pottery, Whitewater
__ __, 1867 - John WELCH's store, Whitewater
Apr. 25, 1872 - QUIGLEY's vinegar factory, Lake Geneva
Jan. 29, 1873 - County House, North Geneva
Feb. 26, 1874 - Ethan B. FARNUM's store, Springfield
Mar. 28, 1875 Office of Whitewater Register and other buildings
July 2, 1875 - Office of Walworth County Liberal, Elkhorn
Aug. 13, 1875 - GOFF's grain house, Delavan village
Aug. 21 1875 - Nathan W. MOWER's barn, lightning-struck and burned
Dec. 31, 1875 - Hollis LATHAM's house, one of the oldest at Elkhorn
Apr. 5, 1876 - DOANE's and other stores, Delavan
May 2, 1876 - Isaac WAY's house, with two children, North Geneva
July 7, 1876 - Darien Water-cure building
Feb. 19, 1879 - Episcopal rectory, Elkhorn, badly damaged
Sept. 16, 1879 - State School for the Deaf, Delavan
Mar. __, 1880 - Steamer "Arrow," in Geneva lake
Jan. 7, 1881 - Benjamin T. FOWLER's house and cheese factory, Heart Prairie
Jan. 10, 1881 - John G. FLACK's house and creamery, North Geneva
July 5, 1881 - Artemas BAIRD's house, Elkhorn
Apr. 2, 1884 - Cooley E. WING's house, Elkhorn
Aug. 20, 1885 - William HARWOOD's barn, Little Prairie, lightning-struck and burned
Nov. 18, 1886 - Public school building, Elkhorn
Nov. 8, 1888 - Railway passenger house, Elkhorn
Apr. 24, 1890 - Dynamite explosion and fire at DOANE's store, Delavan, himself and another killed
Aug. 5, 1890 - George W. FERRIS's house, Elkhorn
May 16, 1891 - Mrs. Margaret CASEY's house, Elkhorn
Oct. 31, 1891 - The Daniel BOTSFORD house, Elkhorn
Dec. 6, 1891 - Steamer "City of Lake Geneva," in Geneva lake
Oct. 31, 1892 - The John DRISCOLL house, Elkhorn
Feb. 20, 1893 - William K. CHAMBER's house, Lauderdale Lake
Aug. 28, 1893 - Strow hotel and twelve more stores and shops, Delavan
Sept. 17, 1893 - Field fire, west of Elkhorn, threatened the whole village
Oct. 4, 1893 - KACHEL's dairy supply building, Elkhorn
Oct. 7, 1893 - Isaac MOORHOUSE's dwelling, North Geneva
July 9, 1894 - Whiting House, Lake Geneva
Aug. 8, 1894 - HOLLENBECK cottage, Lauderdale
Jan. 1, 1896 - Barns and cattle on Franklin H. EAMES's farm, Lafayette
Mar. 12, 1896 - Implement Company store and LORE's laundry, Elkhorn.  Mrs. LORE fatally burned.
Apr. 1, 1896 - Clifford A. MOWER's store and Grove creamery, Bowers
May 10, 1896 - Bumstead's butter factory, Elkhorn
Mar. 9, 1898 - Frank LUMB's store
Apr. 25, 1898 - Mrs. CASEY's house Elkhorn
Sept. 13, 1899 - James F. JUDE's hotel, barn, etc., East Troy
Sept. 22, 1899 - William DeGROFF's house, Williams Bay
Jan. 5, 1900 - Patrick CAMPBELL's house, Walworth
Jan. 31, 1900 - John H. LAUDERDALE's house, Elkhorn
May 10, 1900 - Mettowee Hotel, by Delavan lake
Apr. 30, 1901 - Daniel CAREY's barn, etc., Darien
Nov. 2, 1901 - Kenilworth Inn, Delavan lake
Feb. 6, 1902 - House on the William LINCOLN farm, Spring Prairie
Apr. 10, 1902 - Ira ENDER's house and contents, Delavan
May 1, 1902 - W. Allen BARNES' mill, or shop, Elkhorn (once a church)
Oct. 30, 1902 - William, Albert and Julia WICKINSON burned with their house, in Lagrange
Dec. 22, 1902 - Workshop and instruments at Observatory, near Williams Bay
July 28, 1903 - Ernest HAND's barn and cattle, Sugar Creek, lightning-struck and burned
July 31, 1903 - James CUTLER's barn, Darien - largest in the county
Dec. 25, 1903 - Public school house at Lake Geneva
Feb. 14, 1904 - John W. HARE's store, Walworth village
Oct. 24, 1904 - Arthur DEIST's house, East Troy
Nov. 16, 1907 - Baptist church, Elkhorn
Jan. 19, 1908 - Robert OPITZ carriage shop, East Troy
Apr. 4, 1908 - James BALDWIN's house, Darien
July 12, 1908 - L. P. SUTTER's barn, Delavan, one of the largest in county
Oct. 15, 1908 - House on EAMES farm, Lafayette
July 2, 1909 - Wilbur Lumber Company's mill, Honey Creek
July 28, 1909 - Town Hall, two stores and shop, Darien
Apr. 3, 1910 - House on Joseph HEIMBACH farm, near Honey Creek
Oct. 12, 1911 - Millard E. MILLS's farmhouse, Elkhorn

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