The American Hotel Building, one of the well-known large downtown buildings in the beautiful Ohio historic county seat town of Circleville, was hit by a major fire today.  Also struck was Mason’s Furniture and Floor Coverings, a fourth-generation local business.  While the Dispatch does not relay the specific extent of damage, the online edition of the Circleville Herald is reporting that the building and business are a total loss - and that an adjacent building was also lost.  There has been some initial indication given by law enforcement that the fire may have been of suspicious origin.

Click here for coverage of the fire in the Columbus Dispatch.  Our best wishes go to our friends in Circleville.

Photo Credit: American Hotel Building, Circleville - Seth Gaines/Creative Commons License