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Cedar Falls Hydroelectric Works, Cedar Falls Road, 3.5 miles south of I-90, Cedar Falls, King County, WA

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Cedar Falls Hydroelectric Works, Cedar Falls Road, 3.5 miles south of I-90, Cedar Falls, King County, WA

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Summary

Significance: The assemblage of industrial structures and architectural features that comprise the Cedar Falls Hydroelectric Works Historic District occupies an important position in the political and social evolution of the city of Seattle. The facility was the first publicly-owned electrical generating plant for the city, and its initial development at the turn of the century was greatly facilitated by the popular movements for political and business reform and public accountability that swept across the nation.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-11
Survey number: HAER WA-15
Building/structure dates: 1902 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1913-1914 Subsequent Work

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Date

1902 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Dimock, A
Morse, Chester
Yearby, Jean P, transmitter
Harvey, David W, historian
Shoemaker, Kent B, photographer
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Location

Cedar Falls47.42538, -121.77678
Google Map of 47.4253805, -121.7767759
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Library of Congress
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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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