Month: November 2008

Halloween Blaze Claims Historic Building in Riceville

Riceville Theater and Opera House Damaged Beyond Repair Posted by CC on November 9th, 2008 1:23 pm A blaze begun some time before 11pm Halloween night may have claimed the historic Riceville Theater and Opera House. Two business were destroyed in the fire, which took over 12 hours to extinguish. Nine fire departments assisted, depleting… Read more »

Historic All Saints Dome is Rising from Ashes

Posted by CC on November 9th, 2008 1:16 pm Listed on the IHPA’s Most Endangered in 1998, Historic All Saints church in Stuart continues to rise from the ashes of the hate crime that nearly destroyed it in 1995. Construction crews have begun preparations for lifting a new dome into place. Originally, the Byzantine structure… Read more »