On November 2, 1852, Sacramento’s great fire, known as the Great Conflagration, burned more than 80 percent of the structures in the city. The fire started at the millinery shop of Madame Lanos on J Street between 3rd and 4th Streets at around 11:00pm. It was estimated that the total damages from the fire was around six million dollars and the Daily Alta California newspaper in San Francisco reported that 2,500 buildings were destroyed. Within a month, 761 structures were re-built, many of them