Advertisement

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1907/00/00 Westinghouse Electric Company Electrical Engineer Cos Cob Power Station is built, 1905-1907, to supply electricity for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad's electrified mainline between New York and New Haven. The first mainline electric railroad in America to use alternating current (AC). Invention of Electric Railway
1907/07/00 Westinghouse, Church, Kerr and Co Contractor Westinghouse, Church, Kerr and Co (Westinghouse Electric's construction subsidiary) completes the Cos Cob Power Station to supply power for New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad's electrified mainline between Stamford and Woodlawn. Invention of Electric Railway
2001/00/00 Cos Cob Power Station operated until 1986 and was demolished in 2001.

Data »

Particulars for Cos Cob Power Station:
Cultural Affiliation American Industrial
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use Energy facility
Area of Significance Engineering
Area of Significance Historic and non-aboriginal
Criteria Historic Event
Area of Significance Industry
Criteria Information Potential
Architectural Style Mission-Spanish Revival
Level of Significance National
Area of Significance Railroad
Owner State
Area of Significance Transportation



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 90001096
Resource Type:
Owner: Local, State
Architect: Westinghouse,Church,Kerr and Co.
Architectural Style: Mission-spanish revival
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Industry, Historic and non-aboriginal, Transportation, Engineering, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering, Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: Industrial American
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1907, 1912
Historic Function: Transportation, Industry, processing, extraction
Historic Sub-Function: Rail-related, Energy facility
Current Function: Vacant, not in use
Current Sub-Function:

Shopping on Amazon

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Google Ad

Google Ad
?