Point 1 – the homestead Holmen The homestead Holmen was a subsidiary tenant farm under the main farm Flørli, which lies at the top of the village. This homestead was built in 1824 and had a barn just above it which is long since removed. The pictures below show...
Point 2 – Temporary power station We’re now at what became the heart in the village Flørli after the construction commenced in 1915. A private investor from Stavanger, Einar Meling (1883-1919) had bought the farm and homestead in Flørli with accompanying...
Point 3 – Fire Station Things did not go so well for A/S Flørli, the company Einar Meling started. As an effect of the first world war, the german steel factory which was meant to buy the products from the smelting works, called off the deal. A/S Flørli thus...
Point 4 – Machinist houses The municipal service company Stavanger Elektrisitetsverk took charge over Flørli from 1927. Immediately, they had to do many upgrades on the station, the pipeline and the dams. A/S Flørli had done everything as cheaply and fast as...
Point 5 – Barns The power station was manned day and night, so it needed three shifts of workers and a fourth shift to cover free periods. Each shift had a machinist responsible and an assistant. Then there were two workers employed fulltime in maintenance and a...
