Central Islip State Hospital Powerplant

The Central Islip State Hospital (CISH) Powerplant was constructed in 1953 by the Titusville Iron Works Co. and The Interboro Co.

It was constructed to meet the rising electrical demands of the expanding psychiatric facility located in Central Islip, New York on Long Island.

The Powerplant utilized 3 large turbine generators driven by steam created in 6 water tube boilers heated by coal, then eventually oil.

The steam that spun the generators was then funneled through a system of pipes housed in underground cement corridors to the various buildings on the psychiatric grounds for district heating.

New York Tech sold off the property on which the CISH Powerplant resided, and in 2006, it was demolished to make room for condominiums.