The Gasholder Building (Troy, New York)

USA / New York / Troy / Troy, New York / 5th Avenue, 1115
 building, place with historical importance, gasometer / gas holder, interesting place
Unusual round brick building built in 1878 to store natural gas used in Troy streetlights. Now mostly empty, but occasionally used for concerts.

The gasholder building (left) is located in South Troy. A large, round brick building with a domed roof and cupola, it was built to house coal gas. It's currently used for storage. While the building isn't open to the public, it's interesting to come upon it nestled in among the short row houses and narrow streets of South Troy. Located at the corner of 5th Ave. and Jefferson St., it was built in 1873 by the Troy Gas Light Company. Designed by Frederick A. Sabbaton, a prominent New York State gas engineer, the structure once housed a large two-lift iron gasholder that rose and fell according to the amount of illuminating gas being stored in it. The Troy Gas Light company first supplied the city with illuminating gas in 1848. (Source: "Industrial Archeology," John G. Waite and Diana S. Waite, Hudson-Mohawk Industrial Gateway, Troy, NY, 1973.

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Coordinates:   42°43'17"N   73°41'24"W

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  • Designed by Frederick A. Sabbaton
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