This is the interior of the Boiler House which was built by the Sprague Electric Company back in 1947. Here there are remnants of three boilers like this one, a huge coal hopper, steam fittings, and ash disposal conveyors among other things. It is absolutely fascinating to see these huge structures. You are looking at one boiler, which was probably lined with fire brick and the outside covered with asbestos to keep the heat in. The text in the building talks about it being preserved as a relic of the great industrial age of carbon.
I love the beauty of this piece of equipment and all the pipes. These pipes carried the water into the boiler where it was heated by the fire of burning coal, to produce steam. I know the steam was used to heat all the buildings on the property. To this day you can see the steam pipes crossing the river to other buildings. What is wonderful about this piece is that it is designed as a very efficient mechanical device, and yet is has such a wonderful beauty to it.
This is an exterior, with the Boiler House on the right and the conveyor belt that carried the coal up to the boilers still in place. I would loved to have seen all of this in use back in the day. Now I can only imagine it all, and that is fun to do as well.
2 comments:
I am amazed seeing all of the pipes and the conveyor system they used so many years ago. Great photos.
It’s wonderful that the Boiler House was preserved. I love the 2nd photo showing the pipes. Intriguing design. Betsey
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