Holyoke Water Power Company gatehouses
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The Holyoke Water Power Company gatehouses are historic industrial structures in Holyoke, Massachusetts, that controlled water flow into the city’s canal system to power its 19th- and early 20th-century mills.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal infrastructure
ⓘ
historic industrial structures ⓘ water control structures ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | utilitarian industrial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Holyoke Water Power Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
industrial heritage site
ⓘ
water management infrastructure ⓘ |
| city | Holyoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
controlling canal water levels
ⓘ
optimizing water power allocation among mills ⓘ protecting mills from flooding ⓘ |
| function |
control water flow into canal system
ⓘ
regulate water supply to mills ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| industry |
industrial manufacturing
ⓘ
paper industry ⓘ textile industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Holyoke, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Connecticut River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| mechanicalFeatures |
gate mechanisms
ⓘ
intake channels ⓘ sluice gates ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing industrial structures ⓘ |
| ownerHistorical | Holyoke Water Power Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holyoke canal system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holyoke industrial water power system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Holyoke Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Holyoke canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
illustrate development of planned industrial city
ⓘ
represent large-scale use of hydropower for industry ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| transportMedium | water ⓘ |
| usedFor |
distribution of hydropower to factory turbines
ⓘ
industrial water power distribution ⓘ power generation for mills ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 19th century ⓘ |
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