The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove P. O. Box 1007 Pacific Grove, CA 93950 March 6,2002 Doris Lease 117 Fountain Pacific Grove, CA 93950 RE: 117 Fountain - First house. Dear Doris, I am writing in response to your phone inquiry on the first house located on your lot at 117 Fountain. Believe it or not, fires were very rare in early Pacific Grove. It is unlikely the first structure was destroyed by a fire. My past research on other structures indicates that the most likely thing was that the house was either moved or dismantled / demolished to make room for the new house. Many ofthe earliest houses were flimsy in nature and not intended for year-round habitation. The least likely thing would be a fire. Unfortunately, newspaper coverage of house moves was spotty at best. It was not uncommon for a small cottage to be removed from a lot to make room for another structure. At times, the whole house was moved to another lot while at other times the wood, or some of it, was reused in the construction ofthe new house. Also unfortunately, permits for moves were either not required or not kept prior to 1928. House fires always made the newspaper. If the first house on your lot was destroyed or damaged by a fire, it would probably be in the newspaper. The early Pacific Grove newspapers are on microfilm at the library. You could check out the film for 1909 and start browsing on their microfilm reader. It is time consuming, especially because you find yourself reading many of the other articles because they are so interesting... at least to me. Good luck in your research. Please let me know ifyou discover anything. Sincerely, Adam Weiland Research Director Work: Home: , OCR Text: The Heritage Society of Pacific Grove P. O. Box 1007 Pacific Grove, CA 93950 March 6,2002 Doris Lease 117 Fountain Pacific Grove, CA 93950 RE: 117 Fountain - First house. Dear Doris, I am writing in response to your phone inquiry on the first house located on your lot at 117 Fountain. Believe it or not, fires were very rare in early Pacific Grove. It is unlikely the first structure was destroyed by a fire. My past research on other structures indicates that the most likely thing was that the house was either moved or dismantled / demolished to make room for the new house. Many ofthe earliest houses were flimsy in nature and not intended for year-round habitation. The least likely thing would be a fire. Unfortunately, newspaper coverage of house moves was spotty at best. It was not uncommon for a small cottage to be removed from a lot to make room for another structure. At times, the whole house was moved to another lot while at other times the wood, or some of it, was reused in the construction ofthe new house. Also unfortunately, permits for moves were either not required or not kept prior to 1928. House fires always made the newspaper. If the first house on your lot was destroyed or damaged by a fire, it would probably be in the newspaper. The early Pacific Grove newspapers are on microfilm at the library. You could check out the film for 1909 and start browsing on their microfilm reader. It is time consuming, especially because you find yourself reading many of the other articles because they are so interesting... at least to me. Good luck in your research. Please let me know ifyou discover anything. Sincerely, Adam Weiland Research Director Work: Home: , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Historic Properties of Pacific Grove,Fountain,117 Fountain,100 BLOCK - FOUNTAIN AVE_037_redacted.pdf,100 BLOCK - FOUNTAIN AVE_037_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: 100 BLOCK - FOUNTAIN AVE_037_REDACTED.PDF, 100 BLOCK - FOUNTAIN AVE_037_redacted.pdf 1 Page 1