A Linn County restaurant is a total loss following a fire early Wednesday morning.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says their deputies, along with Cedar Rapids Fire and Area Ambulance, were dispatched to a structure fire at 6905 Mt. Vernon Road around 5:15 am.
A passerby called 911 when he noticed smoke and flames coming from the roof of The Lighthouse Inn. When deputies arrived, the roof was showing flames and the fire was spreading fast throughout the building.
No one was inside the building when the fire broke out.
The Lighthouse Inn was built in 1912. It was the oldest restaurant in Cedar Rapids and the second oldest in the state.
The fire remains under investigation by the Linn County Sheriff’s Office.
photo courtesy of Linn County Sheriff’s Office
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