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Shelter Cottage #48047236
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This is a picture of a surviving Fire Relief Cottage located in the Old Town neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Following the Chicago Fire in 1871 the relief society made available package home kits to residents in the fire zone. The kits included directions, pre-cut wood, Doors, chimney, and room partitions. This home was built in 1886. This picture was taken on December 16, 2014.
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