. . . . . . . . "The Holly Steam Combination Company was an American company that was the first steam heating producer to commercially distribute district heating from a central steam heating system. The company was established in 1877 by engineer Birdsill Holly when he formed a central steam heating system to heat multiple surrounding buildings in an immediate city area."@en . . . . . . "48953768"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Holly Steam Combination Company"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Holly Steam Combination Company was an American company that was the first steam heating producer to commercially distribute district heating from a central steam heating system. The company was established in 1877 by engineer Birdsill Holly when he formed a central steam heating system to heat multiple surrounding buildings in an immediate city area. The company was reorganized in 1882 to become the American District Steam Company (ADSC). It did research and development on central station heating systems and franchised municipal steam heat districts to cities. ADSC developed into the largest and most important company in the United States for the distribution and sale of heat and power from steam."@en . . . . . . "10737"^^ . "1111512431"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . .