|
Date |
Construction
type |
Occupancy
type |
Owner |
Partial or
Total |
Cause |
Side
Notes |
|
9/1/1890 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
James
Moore |
total |
Arson |
"Two
Men Amos Kimball and Fred Colby are under bonds for appearance at
April turn of court for causing fire." |
|
6/20/1893 |
Wood |
4
Block Style Buildings, 2 Tenement Block Buildings, a General Store,
a Tailor, a Harness Maker, 3 Dwellings, a Meat Market, and a Black
Smith Shop |
Multiple structures and
owners |
total |
Arson |
"The
fire originated in the shed belonging to the tenement occupied by W.
Griffin on second floor of Noyes Block and although the cause is
given as unknown, there is a general belief that it was set by W.
Griffin's son, a lad of about 4 years of age, because the boy
frankly admits he set it." |
|
1/12/1894 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Timothy
Peasley |
total |
Undetermined |
"But
probably defective chimney" |
|
9/2/1894 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Geo
Colby |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
1/17/1896 |
Wood |
School
House |
School
Dist |
total |
Over
Heated Stove |
|
|
8/9/1896 |
Wood |
Farm
Buildings |
George
Woods |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
12/15/1896 |
Wood |
Grist
Mill |
Ed
Ingalls |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
9/27/1897 |
Wood |
Barn |
S.
Tucker |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
10/6/1897 |
Wood |
Barn |
Larwood |
total |
Arson |
|
|
7/21/1899 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Gove |
total |
Lightning |
|
|
12/28/1899 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Gordon |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
4/9/1900 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Blopp |
total |
Lantern |
|
|
6/4/1900 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Willard |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
7/14/1900 |
Wood |
Store |
Bean |
Partial
loss |
Undetermined |
|
|
8/1/1900 |
Wood |
Saw
Mill, Box Shop, Laundry, Dwelling, Wooden
Bridge |
Dow |
total |
Gas
Drier Heater |
|
|
1/8/1901 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Connor |
total |
Defective
Chimney |
|
|
1/24/1902 |
Wood |
Box
Shop |
Dow |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
12/9/1902 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Wilkins |
Partial |
Over
Heated Furnace |
|
|
4/3/1903 |
Wood |
Box
Shop |
Studley |
Partial |
Boiler |
|
|
5/22/1903 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Farrar |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
5/17/1904 |
Wood |
Forest
Fire |
|
|
Undetermined |
|
|
7/18/1904 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Childs |
Partial |
Defective
Chimney |
|
|
3/4/1905 |
Wood |
Sugar
House |
Atwood |
total |
Caught from
Boiler |
|
|
5/4/1905 |
Wood |
Forest
Fire |
|
|
Undetermined |
|
|
11/25/1905 |
Wood |
Forest
Fire |
|
|
|
|
|
12/15/1905 |
Wood |
Slaughter
House |
Whitney &
Dow |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
3/20/1906 |
Wood |
Law
Office |
Preston
Bros. |
Partial |
Accidental |
|
|
4/9/1906 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Parmenter |
total |
By
Locomotive |
|
|
9/5/1906 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Robins |
Partial |
Over
Turned Oil Stove |
|
|
6/29/1907 |
Wood |
Block |
Preston
Bros. |
Partial |
Spontaneous
Combustion |
|
|
7/20/1907 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Goss |
total |
Lightning |
|
|
5/18/1908 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Wilkins |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
1/30/1908 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Garland |
Partial |
Over
Heated Chimney |
|
|
6/30/1908 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Howe |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
8/16/1908 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Wilkins |
total |
Spark from
Chimney |
|
|
2/15/1911 |
Wood |
Hotel |
Nichols |
Partial |
Over
Heated Stove Pipe |
|
|
11/25/1912 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Merrick |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
12/12/1912 |
Wood |
Factory |
K&C
Mfg.Co. |
Partial |
Spark from
Chimney |
|
|
8/26/1913 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Richardson |
total |
Defective
Chimney |
|
|
4/14/1914 |
Wood |
Tool
House, Ice House |
Mathews |
total |
Spark from
Locomotive |
|
|
7/15/1914 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Childs |
total |
Spontaneous
Combustion |
|
|
9/4/1914 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Robertson |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
10/30/1914 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Favor |
total |
Spark from
Chimney |
|
|
12/28/1914 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Huntoon |
Partial |
Overheated
Chimney |
|
|
4/20/1915 |
Wood |
Shaving
House |
Wilkins |
total |
Spark from
Chimney |
|
|
7/7/1915 |
Wood |
Wooden Ware Factory,
Shaving House |
Wilkins |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
12/11/1915 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Hadley |
Partial |
Spontaneous
Combustion |
Caused by ashes stored
in a wooden barrel |
|
1/15/1916 |
Wood |
Rim
Factory |
K&C
Mfg.Co. |
Partial |
Spark from
Chimney |
|
|
5/7/1916 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
French |
total |
Lightning |
|
|
8/1/1916 |
Wood |
Rim
Factory |
K&C
Mfg.Co. |
Partial |
Spark from
Chimney |
|
|
8/11/1916 |
Wood |
Rim
Factory |
K&C
Mfg.Co. |
Partial |
Spark from
Chimney |
|
|
8/14/1916 |
Wood |
Factory Leather
Board |
Henniker
____ |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
8/17/1916 |
Wood |
Factory Wood
Turning |
Noyes |
Partial
|
Spark from
Boiler |
|
|
8/23/1916 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Preston and
son |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
9/12/1916 |
Wood |
Rim
Factory |
K&C
Mfg.Co. |
Partial |
Spark from
Chimney |
|
|
9/16/1916 |
Wood |
Barn
and Garage |
Bean |
total |
Arson |
|
|
10/10/1916 |
Wood |
Rim
Factory |
K&C
Mfg.Co. |
Partial |
Arson |
Guy
Hollis 17 yrs old an employee confessed to setting the fire by
applying a match to the shingles between the roof
boards. |
|
12/16/1916 |
Wood |
Barn |
Marsh |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
4/24/1917 |
Wood |
Rim
Factory |
K&C
Mfg.Co. |
Partial |
Sparks from
Chimney |
|
|
9/29/1917 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Ashby |
Total |
Over
Heated Chimney |
|
|
12/27/1917 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Morse |
Partial |
Defective
Chimney |
|
|
1/23/1918 |
Wood |
Printing
Office |
Annis |
Partial |
Defective
Stove |
|
|
4/15/1918 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Annis |
Partial |
Oil
Stove |
|
|
5/20/1918 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Pinkham |
total |
Chimney
Fire |
|
|
9/29/1918 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Hatch |
Partial |
Defective
Chimney |
|
|
10/30/1918 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Wood |
Partial |
Chimney
Fire |
|
|
1/30/1919 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Rice |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
5/15/1919 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Moody |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
5/15/1919 |
Wood |
Barn |
Cogswell |
total |
Spark from Moody
Fire |
|
|
11/15/1919 |
Wood |
Studio |
Bunnell |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
1/18/1920 |
Wood |
Office |
Armstrong |
total |
Over
heated stove |
|
|
2/17/1920 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Connelly |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
11/12/1920 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Preston |
Partial |
Over
Heated Chimney |
|
|
6/21/1921 |
Wood |
Ice
House |
Nichols |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
12/30/1921 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Wescomb |
Partial |
Overheated
Chimney |
|
|
5/7/1922 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Connor |
total |
Lightning |
|
|
10/28/1922 |
Wood |
Garage |
Henniker
Hotel |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
2/11/1923 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Cutting |
Partial |
Defective
Chimney |
|
|
4/17/1923 |
Wood |
Barn |
Chase |
Partial
|
Undetermined |
|
|
6/24/1924 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Brooks |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
6/24/1924 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Huntington |
partial |
Over
heated Stove |
|
|
4/18/1925 |
Wood |
2
Barns |
Carter |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
8/19/1925 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Birk |
Partial |
Lightning |
|
|
10/10/1925 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Higgins |
Partial |
Over
heated stove |
|
|
6/25/1927 |
Wood |
Paint
Shop |
Bennett |
Partial
|
Sparks from
forge |
|
|
6/25/1927 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Dorr |
total |
Lightning |
|
|
6/25/1927 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Flanders |
Partial |
Lightning |
|
|
9/19/1928 |
Wood |
Mill |
Preston
Bros. |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
12/12/1928 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Shaw |
Partial |
Spark from
Chimney |
|
|
12/24/1928 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Skillin |
Partial |
Spark from
Chimney |
|
|
5/10/1929 |
Wood |
Garage |
North |
Partial |
Sparks from rubbish
fire |
|
|
6/29/1929 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Gregory |
Partial |
Lightning |
|
|
9/13/1929 |
Wood |
Barn |
Patterson |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
3/30/1930 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Graham |
Partial |
Defective
Chimney |
|
|
6/28/1930 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Farrar |
Partial |
Accidental |
Paraffin wax boiled over
setting fire to wood work near stove. |
|
7/27/1930 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Heino |
total |
Lightning |
|
|
11/3/1930 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Chase |
Partial |
accidental |
Storage of a trunk to
close to the stove |
|
8/6/1931 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Pinfeild |
Partial |
overheated
iron |
|
|
1/23/1931 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Connelly |
Partial |
Chimney
Fire |
|
|
2/1/1931 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Graham |
Partial |
Chimney
Fire |
|
|
6/30/1931 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Morse |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
11/14/1931 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Haines |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
10/9/1931 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Beck |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
1/16/1932 |
Wood |
Garage |
Coombs |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
4/1/1932 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Jerry |
Partial |
Chimney
Fire |
|
|
3/7/1932 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Pierce |
Partial |
Chimney
Fire |
|
|
3/24/1932 |
Wood |
Stock |
|
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
8/24/1932 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Kenny |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
5/14/1934 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Hooper |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
1/22/1935 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Goss |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
10/19/1935 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Jones |
Partial |
Children and
matches |
|
|
1/21/1936 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
White |
Partial |
Over
Heated Chimney |
|
|
5/27/1938 |
Wood |
Garage |
Blaisdell |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
8/1/1938 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Morrison |
Partial |
Lightning |
|
|
8/8/1938 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Colburn |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
10/4/1938 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Parmenter |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
10/4/1938 |
Wood |
Barn |
Hall |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
1/8/1939 |
Wood |
Store and
Dwelling |
Woollett |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
3/21/1939 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Combs |
total |
Chimney
Fire |
|
|
5/10/1939 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
McEvan |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
8/8/1939 |
Wood |
Barn |
Troy |
total |
Lightning |
|
|
11/14/1939 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Damour |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
3/10/1940 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Moody |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
4/12/1940 |
Brick |
Factory |
E.
Norton& Sons |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
11/17/1940 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Gagnon |
total |
Undetermined |
Started Near Chimney
(two Dwellings) |
|
3/19/1941 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Bean |
Partial |
Chimney
Fire |
|
|
9/3/1941 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Rush |
Partial |
Automobile in garage
ignited first (two dwellings damaged and garage
totaled) |
|
|
5/4/1943 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Hazen |
Partial |
Chimney
Fire |
|
|
5/9/1943 |
Brick |
Dwelling |
Contoocook Valley Paper
Co. |
Partial |
Chimney
Fire |
|
|
11/2/1943 |
Wood |
Garage |
Jaffey |
total |
Electrical Short in a
car in the garage |
|
|
12/1/1943 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Preston |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
12/22/1943 |
Wood |
Manufactory-Yarn |
Henniker Yarn
Co. |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
5/9/1944 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Wilson |
total |
Undetermined |
|
|
8/26/1944 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Pritt |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
7/9/1945 |
Wood |
Shed |
Patenaude |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
8/4/1945 |
Wood |
Fire
Station |
Town
of Henniker |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
12/3/1945 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Connor |
Partial |
Portable oil Heater
Exploded |
|
|
12/9/1945 |
Brick |
Dwelling |
Contoocook Valley Paper
Co. |
Partial |
Flooded Oil
Heater |
|
|
12/22/1945 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Patenaude |
total |
Chimney
Fire |
|
|
6/9/1946 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Spies |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
6/27/1946 |
Wood |
Dwelling |
Carnes |
total |
Lightning |
|
|
7/16/1946 |
Wood |
Shed |
Contoocook Valley Paper
Co. |
Partial |
Arson |
Children playing with
matches |
|
8/3/1946 |
Wood |
Dwelling and
Barn |
Patenaude |
Partial |
Spontaneous Combustion
of Hay |
|
|
9/19/1946 |
Wood |
Shed |
Gove |
Partial |
Undetermined |
|
|
3/27/1947 |
Wood |
Store and
Dwelling |
Kendrick |
Partial |
