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Images-Seaport and Civic Center Excelsior Power Company |
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architect |
William Grinnell |
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location |
33 Gold Street |
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date |
1888 |
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style |
Queen Anne |
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construction |
brick |
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notes |
The
spectacular Excelsior Power Company Building cast iron sign has been
hidden here on 33 Gold Street since 1888. The Queen Anne style building
was designed by William Grinnell.
Gold Street, seen here near its intersection with Fulton, gives you a good idea of the narrowness of the streets in the area; they were originally built for horse and oxcarts and foot traffic, not cars. The street is named for long-since leveled Golden Hill, which was in turn named for the color of a wheat grown in the area. Gold Street near Fulton has some interesting artifacts of its own... |
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