This map indicates the area of damage caused by the Great Fire of Bloomington in June 1900.

The blue line indicates the blocks of Downtown Bloomington which were completely destroyed.

The bubbles indicate the names and addresses of a few of the buildings destroyed:

   Model Laundry: The location where the fire started.

   Geo. Brand Building, 319 N. Main St.: The original building was completely destroyed, but a new building was erected    within 130 days. George Brand ran a furniture and upholstery business from the new building. Both the new and old building    were designed by prominent local architect George Miller.

   McGregor Building, 311 N. Main St.: The original structure on the site was destroyed by the fire and the McGregor Building    was designed by Arthur Pillsbury and opened in 1901. The first tenants were the R.C. Rogers Wallpaper Company and the    Bloomington Art Society. The building has housed the National Tea Company, Kinney Shoes, and Soo Kim's Martial Arts.

   Durley Hall, 301 N. Main St.: Durley Hall opened in 1872 and was a leading venue for live theater in Bloomington for nearly    20 years. The building was funded by Bloomington resident and U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Davis and designed by    Alfred Piquenard, the architest of the Illinois Capitol, among other prominent buildings. After the building was consumed by    fire, The Durley was built as a three story retail and office building. The Wilcox Brothers' dry goods, millinery and  dressmaking    business occupied the main floor. Woolworth's became a tenant in the early 1910s and the location was again destroyed by a    fire in 1939.

   Griesheim Building, 217-221 N. Main St.: The Griesheim Building was destroyed by the Great Fire in June 1900. Wolf    Griesheim operated a men's clothing store on the first floor. A new Griesheim Building was rebuilt and held its grand reopening    on December 11, 1900. The building was designed by Arthur Pillsbury and was the home to many dentists' and physicians'    offices as well as to Biasi's Drug Store. This building was lost to arson in 1984.

   McLean County Museum of History, 200 N. Main St.: The Great Fire destroyed the 1868 courthouse. The current    building opened in 1903 was designed by William Reeves and John M. Baillie. The building is in a classical design and has    many Italian Renaissance effects. The building now houses the McLean County Museum of History.

   C.W. Klemm Building, 105-107 W. Jefferson St.: Klemm's was a dry goods and millinery store opened in 1873. The    Klemm Building and much of the stock was destroyed by the fire. The buiding was rebuilt and reopened.

   Windsor Hotel, 201 - 207 W. Jefferson St. (Corner of W. Jefferson and N. Center) This hotel was completely destroyed    by the Great Fire. It was rebuilt in 1902 as the Illinois Hotel. The copper sixth floor addition was designed by Arthur    Pillsbury and was completed in 1925. The building was reopened in 1961 with meeting rooms and a ball room. Today, the    building is occupied by a variety of businesses.