Death Valley Ranch, Power House, Death Valley Junction, Inyo County, CA
Summary
Significance: The Power House reflects Albert Johnson's pre-occupation with new technologies and his desire to make the Ranch as self-sufficient and as comfortable as possible. The Power House was originally designed to house three separate electrical generators; the Gospel Foundation added two new ones that supplanted the original three. This facility generated all electricity until 1964, when commercial power was brought to the Ranch.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-155
Survey number: HABS CA-2257-E
Building/structure dates: 1929
Building/structure dates: 1930 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Baldwin, Jennifer, transmitter
Boucher, Jack, photographer
Location
california, 36.30031, -116.41060
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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