United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Davenport, Frank1917-05View of homes in an unidentified area of Atlanta, Georgia that were destroyed by the fire.Destruction of propertyThe Great Atlanta Fire of 1917 began downtown in a warehouse on Decatur Street. In less than ten hours it destroyed over 2,000 homes, businesses, and churches. Much of the damage occurred in a neighborhood known as the Fourth Ward. Only one fatality was reported but nearly 10,000 people were displaced. Losses totaled $5.5 million.image/jpegFrank B. Davenport Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GA.Fires--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th centuryDwellings--Fires and fire prevention--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th centuryDwellings--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th centuryDisasters--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th centuryChimneys--Georgia--AtlantaNeighborhood--Georgia--AtlantaRubble--Georgia--AtlantaGreat Fire, Atlanta, Ga., 1917The Atlanta Fire of 1917StillImage