Both are on a property once owned by NSTAR, the local electric utility, on the New Bedford waterfront.

It was built by the New Bedford Gas & Electric Light District, and generated power for the city until 1992.

[3] The power generation building was demolished in early 2023, to make way for a launch point for off-shore wind turbines.

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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