Heating Plant
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Title
Heating Plant
Description
The Heating Plant was constructed in 1916-1917. The smokestack was originally 146 feet high. This great height was necessary to create the tremendous draft required to pull air through the original three boilers, which had no blowers. Stylistically, the building is influenced by the Prairie School of architecture. Notable features include the extensive use of ribbon windows punctuated by brick pilasters, the low pitched roof, and the use of stone trim work in geometric designs. The building’s industrial style metal windows remain in place. This building provided heat to Penn Hall, Lewis Hall and Spencer Chapel.
Source
Scrap Book 1916-1917
Publisher
William Penn University; Wilcox Library Digital Archives
Date
2011-08-04
Rights
www.wmepnn.edu/library/about.html
Format
image/jpeg
Type
image
Identifier
Campus
http://server16125.contentdm.oclc.org/u?/p270701coll4,156