915 Kennesaw Street
Birmingham, MI, USA

915 Kennesaw Street, Birmingham, MI, USA

Original Owner: John Chase Lawson

Fire burned down most of the house leaving just a shell. No one was killed, although many firefighters suffered lung damage from the smoke. The fire started in the basement when a house staff put hot embers on a woodpile. The fire was discovered when the owner - Mrs. Lawson - saw flames coming from the clothes chute. the roof collapsed, along with its unique gables. The fire was finally extinguished at 2:00 PM.

Fire burned down most of the house leaving just a shell. No one was killed, although many firefighters suffered lung damage from the smoke. The fire started in the basement when a house staff put hot embers on a woodpile. The fire was discovered when the owner - Mrs. Lawson - saw flames coming from the clothes chute. the roof collapsed, along with its unique gables. The fire was finally extinguished at 2:00 PM.

Ann Severs lived here - she was injured and succumbed to her injuries while competing in a hunter breeder (horse) show on this date. She was a Junior at Birmingham High School

Dining Room floor unearthed from being covered by 1970s carped. I shoveled out te padding that had disintegrated.