Brockton Edison Electric Illuminating Company Power Station
Brockton Edison Electric Illuminating Company Power Station or "Brockton Edison Company - Old Power Station" is a historic power plant at 70 School Street in Brockton, Massachusetts. It was one of the earliest power plants built by Thomas Edison.
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| Location | Brockton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°5′0″N 70°59′46″W |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architect | Frank J. Sprague |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000874[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 17, 1987 |
The plant opened on October 1, 1883. It contained three "H" dynamos capable of powering about 1600 lamps.[2]
The Brockton plant was soon followed by others in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Fall River and Newburgh, New York.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
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