One of Grass Valley's oldest homes was damaged in an early morning fire earlier this week, officials say.

The Grass Valley Fire Department says firefighters responded to a house fire near South Church and Walsh streets just after midnight Monday, finding that a large Victorian-style home was on fire.

Everyone who was inside the home had gotten out safely. Firefighters jumped into action, attacking the flames inside to stop the fire from spreading to other homes.

Officials note that the home was the J.P. Stone House, which was built in the early 1860s.

Crews say the balloon frame construction, a common feature in old Victorian-era homes, complicated the firefight – with flames quickly getting up into concealed spaces. It took some time for firefighters to get to all the hidden fire pock

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