Iowa Heritage Digital Collections
State Library of Iowa

Heating Plant

Heating Plant

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?/p270701coll4,158