Fire Partly Destroyed Pelham Town Hall in 1908

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Shortly after a large Republican rally in the building, a "mysterious" fire partly destroyed Pelham's Town Hall in the early morning hours of October 24, 1908.  This was the predecessor to today's Town Hall.

A brief article about the fire appeared in the

Mystery Solved - Pelham Town Hall That Once Stood On Shore Road Was Used as a School

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For years I have struggled to resolve a mystery surrounding Pelham's Town Hall that once stood on Shore Road.  An engraving showing that little brick building with its tower appears below.


Many secondary authorities referenced the building as school.  Reliable

Photograph of Town Hall on Fifth Avenue Published in 1913

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Below is an interesting photograph of Pelham Town Hall on Fifth Avenue in 1913. The photograph appeared in the December 20, 1913 issue of The Pelham Sun.  A citation to its source appears beneath the photograph.




Source:  The Town Hall, North Pelham, The

Suffrage for Pelham Women

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.In the early twentieth century, as the women of New York intensified their efforts in support of women's suffrage, there were communities that granted women property owners the right to vote in local elections. Pelham was one such community. Women property owners in

Midnight Fire Destroyed Pelham's Town Hall in October 1908

Please Visit the Historic Pelham Web SiteLocated at http://www.historicpelham.com/.Please Click Here for Index to All Blog Postings.At midnight on October 24 1908 -- just after a Republican rally ended in the building -- Pelham's town hall suffered a major fire that nearly burned it to the ground. The fire began in the cell area at the rear. Thankfully, no prisoners were in the cells at the time.