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One of the most unusual buildings in Central City due to its New England commercial architectural style and atypical brick, Raynolds Beehive was constructed during the mid-1860s to house the Hazard Powder Company. J.O. Raynolds was its agent. Because it was built of brick to safeguard explosives, the structure not only survived the fires of 1873 and 1874 but also stopped the paths of destruction of both fires down Lawrence Street. The building became a temporary home for so many burned out businesses that it was said to be a beehive of activity.
