COLLECTION NAME:
NNRy Equipment and Building Roster
Record
Title:
Acetylene Generator House
Category:
Structures
Disposition:
Display
Building Category:
Shops
Building Number:
16B
Building Location:
East Ely Yard
Building Description:
Small building with equipment to generate acetylene gas.
Historic Use:
Used by the railroad to produce acetylene gas for shop use.
Current Use:
Preserved Building
Construction Date:
circa 1910s
Rebuild Date:
circa 1970s
Construction Method:
Original part is a 10 x 15 foot gable roofed building clad in corrugated metal. A 12 x 12 foot addition was added in the 1970s.
Acetylene Generator House
