The Providence construction firm of Houlihan and Maguire designed and erected a building to house a structural steel shop on the first floor and an office, pattern room, and drafting room on the second. PS&I’s Structural Steel Building represented a significant innovation in that it was designed for electrical illumination and power. With the expansion of the local electrical grid in the 1890s and the early years of the 20th century, factories were able to choose either to tie in to the grid or to generate electricity at a local steam plant.
In researching the National Register nomination for PS&I, preservation consultant Edward Connors investigated documentary evidence and the physical plant. Scanning the early plans for PS&I, Connors found no indication of a boiler or engine/dynamo room; this suggested that electrical needs were furnished by Narragansett Electric Lighting Company. On site, he found a combination of local motors dedicated to individual machines and some local shafting and belting. The early system of gantries and cranes in the rear yard of PS&I suggests the company began its rear-yard operation with hand-operated cranes and chainfalls. Considering the rapid development of electrical materials-handling equipment in the early 20th century, Connors claims that it is likely that PS&I acquired electrically-driven cranes and hoists early on. By 1906 PS&I was advertising locally for “designs and estimates for buildings, bridges, trusses, girders, built-up columns, etc. Also stairs, fences, railings, window guards, grillwork, and general blacksmith and household work.” The company also stocked steel beams, channels, angles, tees, and plates.
บริษัทก่อสร้างโพรวิเดนซ์ Houlihan และแมไกวร์ออกแบบ และสร้างอาคารบ้านร้านค้าเหล็กโครงสร้างในชั้นแรก และเป็นสำนักงาน แบบห้อง และห้องร่าง 2 PS และฉันของโครงสร้างอาคารเหล็กแสดงเป็นนวัตกรรมที่ออกแบบสำหรับไฟฟ้าแสงสว่างและพลังงาน โรงงานก็ไม่สามารถที่จะเลือกผูกไปยังตาราง หรือสร้างกระแสไฟฟ้าที่โรงงานอบไอน้ำภายใน ด้วยการขยายตัวของเส้นตารางการไฟฟ้าท้องถิ่นในยุค 1890 และในปีแรกของศตวรรษที่ 20In researching the National Register nomination for PS&I, preservation consultant Edward Connors investigated documentary evidence and the physical plant. Scanning the early plans for PS&I, Connors found no indication of a boiler or engine/dynamo room; this suggested that electrical needs were furnished by Narragansett Electric Lighting Company. On site, he found a combination of local motors dedicated to individual machines and some local shafting and belting. The early system of gantries and cranes in the rear yard of PS&I suggests the company began its rear-yard operation with hand-operated cranes and chainfalls. Considering the rapid development of electrical materials-handling equipment in the early 20th century, Connors claims that it is likely that PS&I acquired electrically-driven cranes and hoists early on. By 1906 PS&I was advertising locally for “designs and estimates for buildings, bridges, trusses, girders, built-up columns, etc. Also stairs, fences, railings, window guards, grillwork, and general blacksmith and household work.” The company also stocked steel beams, channels, angles, tees, and plates.
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