Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, Transformer House, .5 mile north of Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie, King County, WA
Summary
Significance: Construction of the Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project began in 1898 near the falls of the falls of the Snoqualmie River. It was the first power plant successfully constructed completely underground and one of the first plants in the northwest to transfer power to a distant market. The Snoqualmie Power Company completed the project in 1899 and it has been in continuous operation since then.
Survey number: HAER WA-21-D
Building/structure dates: 1898 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 92001324
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Baker, Charles H., Engineer
Snoqualmie Power Company, Builder
Location
Snoqualmie (Wash.), 47.52871, -121.82539
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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