Brockton Edison Electric Illuminating Company Power Station or "Brockton Edison Company - Old Power Station" is a

historic History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

power plant A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many pow ...

at 70 School Street in Brockton, Massachusetts. It was one of the earliest power plants built by

Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventio ...

. The plant opened on October 1, 1883. It contained three "H" dynamos capable of powering about 1600 lamps.Electrical world, Volume 80, McGraw-Hill, 1922
/ref> The Brockton plant was soon followed by others in

Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and Nort ...

Fall River Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state. Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...

and

Newburgh, New York Newburgh is a city in the U.S. state of New York, within Orange County. With a population of 28,856 as of the 2020 census, it is a principal city of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown metropolitan area. Located north of New York City, a ...

. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1987.

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Energy infrastructure completed in 1883 Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Energy infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places in Plymouth County, Massachusetts {{PlymouthCountyMA-NRHP-stub

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