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Moran Municipal Generation Station 
Moran Municipal Generation Station from the Burlington Bike Path
Location within VermontAlternative names Moran Plant General information Architectural style Modern, mid-20th century brick industrial[1] Location Burlington, Vermont Country United States Coordinates 44°28′53″N 73°13′24″W / 44.48139°N 73.22333°W Elevation 100 ft (30 m) Current tenants Burlington Sailing Completed 1954 Technical details Floor count 5 Floor area 66,972 sq ft (6,221.9 m2) Design and construction Owner City of Burlington, VT Architect J.F. Pritchard & Co.
Moran Municipal Generation StationNRHP Reference#: 10001041[2] Added to NRHP: December 17, 2010 The Moran Municipal Generation Station was built in 1953 in Burlington, Vermont, in the United States. It was a power plant known for its architecture and innovation. It is now a derelict structure that will be redeveloped to encourage year-round use, economic activity and public access.[3]
It is located at 475 Lake Street on the Burlington waterfront. The property is presently occupied by a community sailing center, and there is an effort in the city to rehab the structure for multiple uses.
The 30-megawatt coal-fired Moran Generating Station was named for J.E. Moran, mayor of Burlington.[4] The Moran Plant was closed in the 1984.[5]
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Significance
The Moran Municipal Generation Station is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was listed on December 17, 2010. Its applicable National Register Criteria were, "Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history," and "Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction."[1]
The mid-century coal-fired electricity-generating plant was the only one of its kind erected in Vermont and gained international acclaim for innovative uses and adaptations of existing technologies.[6][7]
See also
Bibliography
- Barlow, Philip and Eileen Heideman. Assessment of Historic Electricity Generating Facilities on the Burlington Waterfront.
- Burlington: New England Preservation Collaborative, Inc., 2006.
- Burlington Annual City Reports, 1900-2000.
- Burlington City Directories, 1900–1970.
- Burlington Electric Department. Annual Report(s). 1905 – 1954.
- Burlington Free Press. 1900-1990.
- Fox, Gerald. “Turning the Lights on in Burlington.” Unpublished manuscript, Bailey Howe Library, University of Vermont.
- Guma, Greg. Burlington’s Progressive Past: The Age of Burke. Burlington: Maverick Media, 1986.
- Williams, Rebecca. Burlington Electric Department: The First One Hundred Years – 1905-2005. Burlington: Burlington
- Electric Department, 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b c http://www.cedoburlington.org/waterfront/moran_plant/National_Register_Nomination_MoranMunicipalGeneratingStation.pdf
- ^ National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties 12/13/10 through 12/17/10
- ^ http://www.cedoburlington.org/waterfront/moran_plant/moran_plant_redevelopment.htm
- ^ Burlington Electric Department retrieved October 4, 2009
- ^ Hallenbeck, Terri (4 October 2009). "City shows off progress at electric plant". Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Free Press. pp. 1B.
- ^ Mother Jones pg. 13 Dec 1978 Vol. 3, No. 10 ISSN 0362-8841 Published by Mother Jones
- ^ http://bluebrickpreservation.com/projects_bluebrickpreservation.htm
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Categories:- Buildings and structures in Burlington, Vermont
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