Pratt Street Power Plant - Baltimore, MD
N 39° 17.197 W 076° 36.436
18S E 361383 N 4349814
Very cool NRHP site with lots of shops in a renovated and converted building from the early 20th century. The architecture is totally turn-of-the-century. This building has a long and storied history
Waymark Code: WMHT0N
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/10/2013
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One of the main features of this place was the ESPN zone which recently closed (as of last month). This is one of the jewels of the revitalized Inner Harbor and a must to see for any visit. There is a book store, a night club and all sorts of interesting places to visit.
Pratt Street Power Plant, also known as the Pier Four Power Plant, The Power Plant, or Pratt Street Station, is a historic power plant located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Pratt Street Power Plant was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. After the electric plant was retired from service, the building was vacant for a time. The building had been the site of many failed development endeavors, most notably an indoor Six Flags theme park (1985-1989) and a short-lived dance club called P.T. Flagg's (1989-1990).
It is a 132 by 326 ft (40 by 99 m) complex of three structures located at Pratt Street and Pier 4 at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The structures are brick with terra cotta trim and steel frame construction. It was built between 1900 and 1909 and is a massive industrial structure with Neo-Classical detailing designed by the noted architectural firm of Baldwin & Pennington. It served as the main source of power for the United Railways and Electric Company, a consolidation of smaller street railway systems, that influenced the provision of city-wide transportation and opened up suburban areas of Baltimore to power its electric street railway in the city. It later served as a central steam plant for the Consolidated Gas, Electric Light and Power Company, a predecessor of the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company for $4 million. The plant, with obsolescent equipment, was used sparingly until it was returned to service to meet the World War II production demand for electricity. (From Wikipedia)