Property Record
530 S VULCAN ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Vulcan Street Power Plant |
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| Other Name: | VULCAN ST. (POWER) PLANT |
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| Reference Number: | 38945 |
| Location (Address): | 530 S VULCAN ST |
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| County: | Outagamie |
| City: | Appleton |
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| Year Built: | 1882 |
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| Survey Date: | 19931997 |
| Historic Use: | public utility/power plant/sewage/water |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Board and Batten |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. "On November 25, 1882, the Vulcan Street Hydroelectric Central Station began operation. The Vulcan Street Plant represents an early use of hydro-power to generate electricity and perhaps one of the earliest examples of a hydroelectric plant that sold electricity commercially and provided incandescent lighting service to the public. The replica was designated as a local historic structure in 2007." Original site of the first hydroelectric power plant. Additional map codes are: FCS 8/26 12/7. F in the photo codes is short for FCS. This is a replica of a ca. 1880s hydroelectric station located at this site. Named National Engineering Monument 1932. FCS 8/26 - VULCAN STREET POWER STATION, APPLETON - is a single story, rectangular, side-gabled utilitarian building. Clad with wooden board and batten and roofed with asphalt shingles, it was the first hydroelectric plant in the region. The re-sited building is supported by a perimeter half story of posts. A modern porch with front and stairs spans the main facade. Transmission line insulators are mounted in rows between and above the front door and windows, and along a strip on the right end wall. There are sash windows with plain surrounds in the rear and right walls. A descriptive and dedicatory historic plaque on a post behind the building can be read from the adjacent road. |
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| Bibliographic References: | "A Guide Highlighting the Local Designated Historic Sites and Buildings in the City of Appleton", brochure. Sign. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |