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Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Worker Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake, Mono County, CA

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Significance: Building 104 is one of the earliest Rush Creek worker cottages. Designed by the Riverside, California architect, W.C. Tanner, it combines Craftsman Bungalow and English Cottage styles. The Rush Creek System is significant for its position in the development of hydroelectric generation on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, and for innovations in dam construction and powerhouse planning.

Survey number: HAER CA-166-C

Building/structure dates: 1922 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1957 Subsequent Work

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1969 - 1980
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Tanner, W C
Nevada-California Power Company
Southern California Edison Power Company
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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hydroelectric power plants labor housing cottages craftsman architectural elements housing power industry june lake rush rush creek worker cottage worker cottage mono mono county california energy generation historic american engineering record nevada california power company southern california edison power company w c tanner photo rush creek hydroelectric system ultra high resolution high resolution architecture power plants library of congress