Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.

About the St. John's fire that started on 8 July 1892 in a stable after a lit pipe or match fell into a bundle of hay.

Information about the architectural background of St. John's from 1800-1892.

About the architectural style influences in St. John's from 1892-1940.

Information about the St. John's 1892 fire with emphasis on the reconstruction of the city after the disaster.