4. In February, 1884, fire destroyed the Charlottetown post office on Queen's Square, and a row of wooden shops across from it on . At this time William Harris was in Winnipeg, but he returned immediately to Charlottetown at the prospect of work. was rebuilt in brick. Two of the new buildings were designed by Harris: the Cameron block (above), and the Newson Block (below). The Cameron block is unique among Harris's designs in that its front elevation is symmetrical. A neo-classical storefront has replaced the original Harris- designed front on the Newson block. As the old photograph shows, it used to be like that on the Cameron building. The change was made by a bank that bought the building in 1908. Harris's favourite dog-tooth trim gave way to Ionic ornament. Terrible fires that wiped out timber-built town cores in the Maritime Provinces were common before the First World War - Digby, Windsor, and Summerside were all devastated. Before the ruins had cooled, the towns were descended upon by architects looking for work. Some fine buildings of brick ensued, none better anywhere than those in "". Two of Harris's most impressive buildings - the federal Cabot Building (or post office) and the Market Hall - once stood across from where the Confederation Centre complex now stands. They too were destroyed by fire.