Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Worker Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake, Mono County, CA
Summary
Significance: Building 103 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-B
Building/structure dates: 1922 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1972 Subsequent Work
Tags
Date
1922 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Nevada-California Power Company
Tanner, W C
Southern California Edison Company
Location
June Lake, 37.77978, -119.07542
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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