The Burning of St. George

St. George apartments was a charming brick building built in 1919 and contained all the modern amenities of the day.  Units had charming bathrooms with small hex tiles, clawfoot tubs and pedistal sinks.  The units were cozy with hardwood floors,  divided light windows in the bungalow style, beautiful maple cabinets and simple, dark wood trim profiles. This building survived a lot throughout its 93 years of faithful service, but on the morning of March 9th 2012 disaster struck.  A fire began in the basement in the early morning hours and soon spread to the upper floors engulfing the roof entirely.  This old brick beauty burned for close to 20 hours before it was finally put out.  Luckily no human lives were lost, but tragically many animals did not fair as well.  The building itself was soon just a fragment of its shell with no roof and covered in ice and soot.  The building is a total loss and restoration seems highly improbable.  The site I suspect will be torn down this year and this charming building will be just a distant memory on the skyline of Stevens Square.

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