Savannah Plant Riverside

Savannah Plant Riverside. Preserving Georgia’s Industrial History. , The Riverside Station, Savannah's first modern power plant, was built in 1912 to power a new generation of city electrification and expansion for the 20th Century. Designed by the renowned engineering firm Stone and Webster, the plant utilized the latest technology and design, and at its completion was lauded by Power magazine as "the most up-to-date installation in the South." The plant was further commended for achieving maximum efficiency at every step in the manufacturing process, as well as for its stunning architectural appearance on the exterior and interior. The plant was enlarged periodically over the course of the 20th Century to meet the needs of the growing City of Savannah, including seven major additions., The building has become a landmark of the riverfront and the National Historic Landmark District as the city has grown up around it, and was decommissioned in 2005 after 92 years of generating electricity., Electric Moons, like the one shown here from an 1883 lithograph of Savannah, were the earliest form of street lighting in the city. A tall girded mast was used to support a circular array of lights that could light whole areas of the city. The modern Electric Moons that light the riverfront park here at Plant Riverside today recall that unique period in Savannah's modernization. , Dedicated 2020.