{"nrhp_refnum":"89001332","name":"Quincy Electric Light and Power Company Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"76 Field St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Quincy","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.254681289000075,"lon":-70.99147688099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-09-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A large brick electric power station at 76 Field Street in Quincy, Massachusetts, built in 1902 for the Quincy Electric Light and Power Company, with a two-story addition from 1925.","why_significant":"It is the oldest surviving electric power station in Quincy and illustrates the growth of the city's public utilities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It retains integrity of design, location, setting, materials and association, and is considered significant at the local level under Criterion A.","narrative":"Built in 1902 on Field Street beside the Town River, this brick building served as Quincy's main electric generating plant after the Quincy Electric Light and Power Company outgrew its first plant on Quincy Avenue. The company, founded in 1888 by a group of local citizens including Henry Munroe Faxon, chose the riverside site so coal could arrive by vessel at its wharf. The station generated power until November 1920, when buying electricity from Boston Edison proved cheaper, and it was converted to a substation, which remains its use. The three-story block is Colonial Revival in style, with tall arched windows, recessed brick panels, corner pilasters, a modillioned cornice and a tall cylindrical chimney. In 1925 Shephard and Stearns added a two-story section that continues the original cornice. It is the oldest surviving electric power station in Quincy and was listed for its link to the city's utility development.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Addition (1925) by Shephard and Stearns, Boston architects; original 1902 architect not stated","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Condition described as good; currently used as a power substation.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:02.015251-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/2/7925/63792502/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89001332.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001332/40b0474b95-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001332/40b0474b95-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jameslwoodward","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_Electric_Light_and_Power_Company_Station_Quincy_MA_01.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jameslwoodward</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_Electric_Light_and_Power_Company_Station_Quincy_MA_01.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792502","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy_Electric_Light_and_Power_Company_Station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7272133"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/quincy-electric-light-and-power-company-station-89001332/"}