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A fire in Rochester, New York, damages the home of Susan B Anthony. At approximately 1 AM, the fire station responded to an alarm and found the back porch of the museum had been engulfed in flames.
Although the porch suffered most of the damage, none of the artifacts inside of the museum had been damaged by the fire. The fire department has labeled the cause of the fire as “suspicious.” The house was built in the mid-18th century and stood as the site of Susan B Anthony’s arrest in 1872 when she cast her ballot in the presidential election. It was also the headquarters of the National American Woman Suffrage Association and the location of her death. Having a deep understanding in the significance of this property within the local community and nation, the residents of Rochester are happy they did not lose much of their historical museum.