Commonwealth Electric Company, Fisk Street Electrical Generating Station, 1111 West Cermak Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Summary
Significance: The original Fisk Street powerhouse, built in 1903, contained the world's most powerful Curtis steam-turbine generator. Manufactured by General Electric, this vertical steam-turbine generator produced 5,000 kilowatts of electricity. The steam-turbine unit soon became the standard of the industry, replacing the reciprocating steam-engine driven generators. The 5,000 kw Curtis turbine-generator was removed from the Fisk Street powerhouse and now resides at the General Electric headquarters in Schenectady, New York. This unit was designated a national engineering landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1975.
Survey number: HAER IL-105
Tags
chicago
commonwealth
electric
commonwealth electric company
fisk
electrical
fisk street electrical
cermak
west cermak avenue
cook county
illinois
historic american engineering record
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
power generator
power plants
power generation
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
chicago
,
41.85239, -87.65249
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html