Bridge Mill Power Plant

Bridge Mill Power Plant
Location Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°52′35″N 71°23′4″W / 41.87639°N 71.38444°W / 41.87639; -71.38444Coordinates: 41°52′35″N 71°23′4″W / 41.87639°N 71.38444°W / 41.87639; -71.38444
Built 1893
Architect Stone, Carpenter & Willson
MPS Pawtucket MRA
NRHP Reference # 83003805 [1]
Added to NRHP November 18, 1983

The Bridge Mill Power Plant is an historic hydroelectric plant at 25 Roosevelt Avenue in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It is a red brick building, with sections two and three stories in height, located on the west bank of the Seekonk River. An ashlar granite retaining wall obscures a conduit which delivers water to the facility from the Pawtucket Falls Dam. The facility has three parts: a gate house, which controls the flow of water into the power house, where five turbines were located. A boiler house housed a steam generation facility which was used to generate power when the water levels were too low for hydroelectric power generation. Built in 1893, this is probably the best-preserved 19th-century hydroelectric power station in Rhode Island.[2]

The plant was listed on the National Register of Historic Register in 1983.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Historic Resources of Pawtucket (PDF pages 139-141)" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-13.


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