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Lafayette Street Railway Powerhouse, 2 South Street, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, IN
Summary
Significance: The first electric street railway system was installed in Richmond, Virginia in 1887. Based on its success, the City of Lafayette, Indiana, authorized the Lafayette Street Railway Co. to convert its horsecar operation to the electric traction system. The first trail run occurred August 30, 1888. Thus did Lafayette complete one of the first electric street railways in the U.S.
Survey number: HAER IN-41
Building/structure dates: 1892 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1896 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1907 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1979 Demolished
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Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Fitch, Mark W
Bray, Peter L
Location
Lafayette (Ind.), 40.41786, -86.89758
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
