Rexmere Hotel burns to the ground in Stamford NY

[chrismartin1701]

a over 100 year old, 5 story hotel burned to the ground today. some 24+ fire depts and over 300 firefighters responded to the scene from 4 counties.





what the building used to look like

 

[Wigwam700]

Holy Holy Crap, that looked like a beautiful structure!!


Lots & lots of black smoke!!

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

I hate seeing historical structures get lost.....

 

[tsquale]

Damn that sucks...what a beautiful place.

 

[chrismartin1701]

the building was originally constructed in 1897 and opened its doors as a grand hotel in 1898. it served as a hotel that could house over 200 guests with a total of 5 floors and upstairs service area and elevator. in the mid 1960's, the building was converted into an office building and was later re-purposed as a distance learning center for BOCES in 1998. the building went up for sale in 2012 when the learning administration for BOCES moved the offices to a new location. a local person was in the process of purchasing this building to restore it and re-open it as a Hotel when it caught fire. the fire is still under investigation and no cause has been released yet.

 

[chrismartin1701]

the investigation is still ongoing, however it is believed that the point of origin was from the electrical box. no indications that it was arson. unfortunately, due to the fact that the site of the building is in a residential area, it cannot and will not be rebuilt. that being said, there are talks of a memorial park to be put in its place.