BROCKPORT, N.Y. — A historic mansion in the Village of Brockport is heavily damaged after a four-alarm fire broke out on Tuesday night.

The fire caused the second floor to collapse at the Morgan Manning House at 151 Main St., home to the Western Monroe Historical Society. Multiple departments battled the fire for four to five hours before it got under control. News10NBC’s photojournalist saw flames shoot out from the roof.

Brockport’s Fire Chief Tim Smith the cold created a concern of freezing water on the ground, so they had to call additional crews. Smith said the fire started in the basement around 7 p.m. and spread to the attic. The first firefighters at the scene saw smoke at the corner of the house. The second crew went in and found the fire on the first floor.

No one was in the building at the time and there were no injuries. Smith said it’s too early to tell if the building is a total loss. The Monroe County Fire Bureau is working to determine the cause.

Neighbor Kathy Speer said the fire was devastating to the community. “It’s the jewel of Brockport.”

Speer said this was the second fire to devastate the home. “That was about 40 or 50 years ago and now it looks like it’s gonna have to be done again.”

Speer said the memorabilia on the second floor is gone.

According to their website, the Western Monroe Historical Society was formed to preserve and restore the Victorian-era Morgan Manning House to the benefit of the public through tours of the house, educational programs, community events, school partnerships, and scholarships. 

The website states that originally called the Morgan Homestead, the house was built in 1854 by John Ostrom. The home was badly damaged by a fire in 1964, and Sara Morgan Manning died as a result of the fire.

Members of the Western Monroe Historical Society restored the fire-damaged house in 1965. In 1991, the 19th-century home was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.