Moran Municipal Generation Station

Moran Municipal Generation Station
Boxy Building
Moran Municipal Generation Station from the Burlington Bike Path
Moran Municipal Generation Station is located in Vermont
Moran Municipal Generation Station
Location within Vermont
Alternative namesMoran Plant
General information
Architectural styleModern, mid-20th century brick industrial[1]
LocationBurlington, Vermont
CountryUnited States
Coordinates44°28′53″N 73°13′24″W / 44.48139°N 73.22333°W / 44.48139; -73.22333
Elevation100 ft (30 m)
Current tenantsBurlington Sailing
Construction startedJuly, 1952
CompletedSummer, 1955
OwnerCity of Burlington, VT
Technical details
Floor count5
Floor area66,972 sq ft (6,221.9 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)J.F. Pritchard & Co.
Moran Municipal Generation Station
NRHP reference No.10001041[2]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 2010

The Moran Municipal Generation Station is a former 30-megawatt power plant known for its architecture and innovation built in Burlington, Vermont from 1952 to 1955. It is now a derelict structure that will be redeveloped to encourage year-round use, economic activity and public access.[3] The Moran Plant is located at 475 Lake Street on the Burlington waterfront. It is named for Burlington mayor J.E. Moran.[4]

The Moran Plant was decommissioned in 1986. Since then, the building has been vacant, except for a small portion of the basement utilized by the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center. Ownership of the station was transferred from the Burlington Electric Department to the City of Burlington in 1990. In 2010, the city began executing plans for a rehabilitation of the plant and site.[1][5]

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Nps.gov. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Moran Plant Redevelopment". Archived from the original on 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  4. ^ Burlington Electric Department Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine retrieved October 4, 2009
  5. ^ Hallenbeck, Terri (4 October 2009). "City shows off progress at electric plant". Burlington, Vermont: Burlington Free Press. pp. 1B.