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The Troy Gas Light Company was a gas light company in Troy, New York, United States. The Troy Gasholder Building is one only ten or so remaining examples of a type common in Northeastern urban areas during the 19th century. It was designed by Frederick A. Sabbaton who was a prominent gas engineer in New York State. Originally sheltering a telescoping iron holder for coal gas, the brick gasholder house is an imposing structure from a significant period in the history of Troy. For twenty-seven years the company held a monopoly on the manufacture of illuminating gas in the city. In the past the building has been opened for musical performances.

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current22:09, 15 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 22:09, 15 January 20173,072 × 2,304 (2.81 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)The Troy Gas Light Company was a gas light company in Troy, New York, United States. The Troy Gasholder Building is one only ten or so remaining examples of a type common in Northeastern urban areas during the 19th century. It was designed by Frederick A. Sabbaton who was a prominent gas engineer in New York State. Originally sheltering a telescoping iron holder for coal gas, the brick gasholder house is an imposing structure from a significant period in the history of Troy. For twenty-seven years the company held a monopoly on the manufacture of illuminating gas in the city. In the past the building has been opened for musical performances.
22:09, 15 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 22:09, 15 January 20173,072 × 2,304 (2.81 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)The Troy Gas Light Company was a gas light company in Troy, New York, United States. The Troy Gasholder Building is one only ten or so remaining examples of a type common in Northeastern urban areas during the 19th century. It was designed by Frederick A. Sabbaton who was a prominent gas engineer in New York State. Originally sheltering a telescoping iron holder for coal gas, the brick gasholder house is an imposing structure from a significant period in the history of Troy. For twenty-seven years the company held a monopoly on the manufacture of illuminating gas in the city. In the past the building has been opened for musical performances.
22:08, 15 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 22:08, 15 January 20173,072 × 2,304 (2.81 MB)127.0.0.1 (talk)The Troy Gas Light Company was a gas light company in Troy, New York, United States. The Troy Gasholder Building is one only ten or so remaining examples of a type common in Northeastern urban areas during the 19th century. It was designed by Frederick A. Sabbaton who was a prominent gas engineer in New York State. Originally sheltering a telescoping iron holder for coal gas, the brick gasholder house is an imposing structure from a significant period in the history of Troy. For twenty-seven years the company held a monopoly on the manufacture of illuminating gas in the city. In the past the building has been opened for musical performances.
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