Building 361

Building 361

Building 361, the Steam Plant, opened in 1940. It was built to heat 35 of Lowry’s buildings by providing steam heat through a series of underground tunnels and pipes. Its four large boilers were fueled with coal that was delivered on railroad tracks along 6th Avenue on the east side of the base. The 30,000 square foot Steam Plant was repurposed, and with groundbreaking scheduled in 2003 began its conversion into what is known today as “The Steam Plant Lofts” offering 12 custom-designed loft-style condominiums on three flours, plus two rooftop penthouses. The Steam Plant Lofts building includes six solar power systems, making the Lofts the largest power plant at Lowry in early 2010, thus restoring the Steam Plant’s original functions as Lowry’s source of energy. The price of these units ranged from $300,000s to the $900,000s each. The Steam Plant Lofts building received Historic Denver’s Community Preservation Award in 2004, and the Mayor’s Design Award in 2009.

#3. Building 361, The Steam Plant. (Wings)

#5. Building 361, The Steam Plant. Re- purposed in 2004 as “The Steam Plant Lofts.” (Community)

#6. Building 361, The Steam Plant. Re- purposed in 2004 as “The Steam Plant Lofts.” (Community)

#7. October 2016. The Steam Plant Lofts at 7752 East 4th Avenue, Denver, CO 80230. [George Blood]

#8. October 2016. The Steam Plant Lofts at 7752 East 4th Avenue, Denver, CO 80230. [George Blood]

#1. 1938: Lowry’s Steam Plant under construction. (Wings)

#2. 1940: Building 361, 4th Avenue; Lowry’s Steam Plant completed. Consists of 8,701 square feet of space, masonry construction, dedicated to heating selected buildings on Lowry Field. (Wings)

#4. Looking NW at the back of the Steam Plant across the athletic field in the foreground. The athletic field is where Bldg. 362 hangar was originally built, which eventually became the motor vehicle shops. (George Blood)

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