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Date
6-1-1976
Description
The Narragansett Electric Lighting Company had buildings on Eddy St. (pictured) and on Manchester St. They were once connected by an overhead conveyor belt, but no longer are. The Eddy St. building is no longer active as a power plant, and was donated to the Heritage Harbor in the early 90s, to be used as a consortium for historical archives. The Manchester St. plant, however, is still functional, and remains similar in appearance to when it was first built. It was purchased and renamed the Dominion Energy Manchester Street Station.
Rights
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Building Type
Powerplant
Themes
City Planning
Subject Headings
Aerial views -- Providence (RI); Electric power-plants -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Providence River (RI); Historic districts -- Rhode Island -- Providence; Express highways -- Rhode Island
Country Name
United States
Region Name
Rhode Island
City Name
Providence
Street Address
342 Eddy St.
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Providence: Narragansett Electric Lighting Co, South Street Station (aerial)" (1976). Browse All. 1020.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1020
Keywords
jewelry district, abandoned, downtown, cityscape, city planning, Providence, RI
Notes
Bibliography: Jordy, William H, Ronald J. Onorato, and William M. K. Woodward. Buildings of Rhode Island. Oxford: New York, 2004. 59-60. Print. Woodward, William McKenzie. PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence, RI: Providence Preservation Society, 2003. 122. Print.