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They were used from 1899 to 1984 to house gas holders, also known as gasometers, each with a storage capacity of 90,000 cubic meters (3 million cu. ft.). After the transition from town gas to natural gas between 1969 and 1978 the three gasholder houses were no longer used and were shut down.
A gasholder house is a type of structure that was used to surround an iron gas holder, also known as a gasometer, in which coal gas was stored until it was needed. There are approximately a dozen of these structures—most constructed of brick in the latter-half of the 19th century—that still stand in the United States.
A second gasholder, No.2, was constructed in 1854–55 and converted to a spiral-guided holder in 1950, which does not require a frame. No.3 was constructed in 1869 but demolished c.1975. The conjoined pair of Gasholders No. 4 & 5, erected in 1874 and 1876, was designed by Sir Corbet Woodall and is locally listed.
Dallas-based Bluelofts purchased the historic 16-story Oil & Gas building and plans to turn it into 180 apartments over the next two years.
A gas holder or gasholder, also known as a gasometer, is a large container in which natural gas or town gas (coal gas or formerly also water gas) is stored near atmospheric pressure at ambient temperatures. The volume of the container follows the quantity of stored gas, with pressure coming from the weight of a movable cap.
The historic Bush Stadium once hosted the Indianapolis Indians and was used as a dirt track and even a car storage site — before getting converted into the luxury Stadium Lofts complex that ...
Gas-holders, Reading. The gas holder or gasometer was a tank used for storage of the gas and to maintain even pressure in distribution pipes. The gas holder usually consisted of an upturned steel bell contained within a large frame that guided it as it rose and fell depending on the amount of gas it contained. [2]
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