Washington Water Power Company Post Falls Power Plant, Middle Channel Powerhouse & Dam, West of intersection of Spokane & Fourth Streets, Post Falls, Kootenai County, ID
Summary
Significance: It is significant as the first power production and transmission facility constructed on the Spokane River outside Spokane. The historic property consists of the connected, but irregular shaped "old switching building," the power plant that houses the four turbine-generator units, and the run-of-the-river dam. The brick and concrete power plant, old switching building, and dam have undergone minimal exterior modifications since their construction in 1906.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1468
Survey number: HAER ID-32-A
Building/structure dates: 1904-1906 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Washington Water Power Company
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Location
idaho, 47.71099, -116.93880
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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