Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...
Significance: Building 122 Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 29 Plant 4), a small Period Revival Style cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Bui... More
Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Cre...
Significance: Building 122 Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 29 Plant 4), a small Period Revival Style cottage, is a rare, surviving example of early worker's housing at the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. Bui... More
Goodyear Rubber Company, 6701 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, Los A...
Significance: Goodyear Rubber Company was the first tire manufacturing company on the West Coast. By the mid-1920's, other tire companies followed Goodyear's lead and established facilities on the West Coast. ... More
Goodyear Rubber Company, 6701 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, Los A...
Significance: Goodyear Rubber Company was the first tire manufacturing company on the West Coast. By the mid-1920's, other tire companies followed Goodyear's lead and established facilities on the West Coast. ... More
Goodyear Rubber Company, 6701 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, Los A...
Significance: Goodyear Rubber Company was the first tire manufacturing company on the West Coast. By the mid-1920's, other tire companies followed Goodyear's lead and established facilities on the West Coast. ... More
Goodyear Rubber Company, 6701 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, Los A...
Significance: Goodyear Rubber Company was the first tire manufacturing company on the West Coast. By the mid-1920's, other tire companies followed Goodyear's lead and established facilities on the West Coast. ... More
Goodyear Rubber Company, 6701 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, Los A...
Significance: Goodyear Rubber Company was the first tire manufacturing company on the West Coast. By the mid-1920's, other tire companies followed Goodyear's lead and established facilities on the West Coast. ... More
Goodyear Rubber Company, 6701 South Central Avenue, Los Angeles, Los A...
Significance: Goodyear Rubber Company was the first tire manufacturing company on the West Coast. By the mid-1920's, other tire companies followed Goodyear's lead and established facilities on the West Coast. ... More
Cazadero Powerhouse & Bridge, Faraday Road, Estacada, Clackamas County...
Significance: The Cazadero Powerhouse and Bridge are significant for their association with the early development of hydroelectric power generation for the City of Portland and the surrounding areas. Constructi... More
Cazadero Powerhouse & Bridge, Faraday Road, Estacada, Clackamas County...
Significance: The Cazadero Powerhouse and Bridge are significant for their association with the early development of hydroelectric power generation for the City of Portland and the surrounding areas. Constructi... More
Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse Exciters, Rush Creek, June...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse Exciters, Rush Creek, June...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Morony Hydroelectric Facility, Dam and Powerhouse, Morony Dam Road, Gr...
Significance: It is significant as a very-well preserved example of design concepts common to the era standardization in US history of hydroelectric development (ca. 1929-1930). Design concepts reflected by the... More
Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Worker Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake...
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 ... More
Daniel F. Waters Germantown Dye Works, Building M, 37-55 East Wister S...
Significance: This modern c. 1915 concrete and brick structure was the last addition Daniel F. Waters built during his tenure. Survey number: HAER PA-213-M Building/structure dates: ca. 1915 Initial Construction
Pratt Street Power Plant, South of Pratt Street on Pier 4, Baltimore, ...
Significance: The Pratt Street Power Plant is a striking example of early 20th century industrial architecture and one of 11 buildings to survive the Baltimore Fire of 1904. The central and southern buildings ... More
Kern County No. 1 Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse Exciters, Kern Rive...
Significance: The Kern River No. 1 powerhouse is equipped with two exciters (small electric generators) to provide direct field current to the four 5000 kv generators. The No. 1 exciter is original equipment d... More
Minnesota Veterans' Home Complex, Power House, 5101 Minnehaha Avenue, ...
Significance: The Power House No. 14, originally constructed in 1888, and rebuilt in 1937, utilizing the chimney from the original structure, is one of 17 remaining structures built on a plot of land between th... More
Edison Electric Illuminating Company, Charles L. Edgar Station, Bridge...
Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Fort Point, Power Plant, 25 Wentworth Road, New Castle, Rockingham Cou...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a living room, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Sewall's Falls Hydroelectric Facility, East end of Second Street spann...
Significance: The dam in Concord, New Hampshire, was one of the longest timber crib dams in the eastern U.S. On September 29, 1893, this became the second commercial supplier of three-phase electric current in ... More
Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, Cottage No. 1, .5 mile north o...
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 under... More
Kelly-Springfield Tire Plant, Power House, 701 Kelly Road, Cumberland,...
Significance: The Kelly-Springfield Tire Plant is a technologically and historically significant industrial complex in Allegany County. The facility was in operation from 1921 until 1987 and served as Kelly-Sp... More
Ocean Mine No. 1 Complex, Powerhouse & Ventilation Fan, Midland, Alleg...
Significance: The Ocean Mine Number One Ventilation Fan and Powerhouse are among the few structures remaining from what was once the Consolidation Coal Company's Ocean Mine Number One complex. Together they re... More
Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...
Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More
Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...
Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More
Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...
Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More
Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...
Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More
Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...
Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More
Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...
Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More
Horse Mesa Dam, Salt River, 65 miles East of Phoenix, Phoenix, Maricop...
Significance: It was the second dam constructed under the Salt River Project's hydroelectric expansion program in the 1920s. Survey number: HAER AZ-15 Building/structure dates: 1927 Initial Construction Nati... More
Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, ...
Significance: The Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System is considered significant for its role: (1) in the expansion of hydroelectric power generation technology, (2) in the development of eastern California, and 9... More
Skagit Power Development, Incline Railway, On Skagit River, 6.1 miles ...
Survey number: HAER WA-24-E Building/structure dates: HAER WA-24-E
Tule River Hydroelectric Complex, CA Highway 190 at North Fork of Midd...
Significance: The Tule River Hydroelectric Complex is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local history: the development of hydroelectric power which made ... More
Tule River Hydroelectric Complex, CA Highway 190 at North Fork of Midd...
Significance: The Tule River Hydroelectric Complex is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local history: the development of hydroelectric power which made ... More
Naval Operating Base Dutch Harbor & Fort Mears, Naval Radio Station Po...
Significance: The Powerhouse generated power for the Naval Radio Station and housed the transmitter. It represents a fine example of a radio transmitter and generator facility built by the navy between the wor... More
Frankford Arsenal, Building No. 301, Southeast corner of Hagner Road &...
Significance: Building 301 was constructed as the principal power plant for Frankford Arsenal, the U.S. Army's main supplier of ammunition throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The buil... More
Juniata Shops, Power Plant & Boiler House, East of Fourth Avenue at Se...
Significance: The Power Plant and Boiler House was one of the four original buildings constructed at Juniata in 1888-90. Survey number: HAER PA-232-I Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction Build... More
International Smelting & Refining Company, Tooele Smelter, Powerhouse,...
Significance: Included in the construction of the International Smelting and Refining Company's Tooele Smelter was its own powerhouse. Except for minor modifications, the power plant remained the same up until ... More
Cooke Hydroelectric Plant, Cook Dam Road at Au Sable River, Oscoda, Io...
Significance: It was the beginning of an interconnected power system throughout that state's Lower Peninsula. When Cooke went on line in 1912, the plant produced electrical energy that was used 125 miles to the... More
Milltown Dam, Clark Fork River, 6 miles upstream from Missoula, Millto...
Significance: The dam and power plant are significant for their association with W.A. Clark, one of the single-most important individuals in the economic and political history of Montana; for its association wi... More
Longview Farm, Garage-Apartment-Powerhouse, Lees Summit, Jackson Count...
Significance: The garage and powerhouse reflect the lifestyle of Longview Farm that was both opulent and self-sufficient. The garage housed the family's seven cars with apartments for employees, including the c... More
Longview Farm, Garage-Apartment-Powerhouse, Lees Summit, Jackson Count...
Significance: The garage and powerhouse reflect the lifestyle of Longview Farm that was both opulent and self-sufficient. The garage housed the family's seven cars with apartments for employees, including the c... More
Arizona Copper Company, Smelter Power House, West of Frisco Street, Cl...
Significance: Associated with the Arizona Copper Company and its smelter operations, and with the development of Clifton. Survey number: HABS AZ-174-B Building/structure dates: 1897 Initial Construction Bui... More
Bonneville Power Administration South Bank Substation, I-84, South of ...
Significance: South Bank Substation was one of the first substations constructed by the Bonneville Power Administration. It is historically significant because it served to energize the BPA's first transmissio... More
Bonneville Power Administration South Bank Substation, I-84, South of ...
Significance: South Bank Substation was one of the first substations constructed by the Bonneville Power Administration. It is historically significant because it served to energize the BPA's first transmissio... More
Bonneville Power Administration South Bank Substation, I-84, South of ...
Significance: South Bank Substation was one of the first substations constructed by the Bonneville Power Administration. It is historically significant because it served to energize the BPA's first transmissio... More
Pennsylvania Station, New York Terminal Service Plant, 250 West Thirty...
Significance: The New York Terminal Service Plant was constructed as an integral component of the original Pennsylvania Station complex and served as a power generation and control center for the station, its t... More
Pennsylvania Station, New York Terminal Service Plant, 250 West Thirty...
Significance: The New York Terminal Service Plant was constructed as an integral component of the original Pennsylvania Station complex and served as a power generation and control center for the station, its t... More
Electron Hydroelectric Project, Along Puyallup River, Electron, Pierce...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Electron Hydroelectric Project, Along Puyallup River, Electron, Pierce...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Electron Hydroelectric Project, Along Puyallup River, Electron, Pierce...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Electron Hydroelectric Project, Along Puyallup River, Electron, Pierce...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Electron Hydroelectric Project, Along Puyallup River, Electron, Pierce...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Electron Hydroelectric Project, Along Puyallup River, Electron, Pierce...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Electron Hydroelectric Project, Along Puyallup River, Electron, Pierce...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 2, Lake Sabrina Dam, Bishop C...
Significance: It is significant because of its role in the early engineering concept and construction of the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. The dam is essentially unchanged from its date of construction, wi... More
Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 2, Lake Sabrina Dam, Bishop C...
Significance: It is significant because of its role in the early engineering concept and construction of the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System. The dam is essentially unchanged from its date of construction, wi... More
Bonneville Project, Columbia River, 1 mile Northeast of Exit 40, off I...
Significance: Bonneville Dam was the first of eight federal lock and dam projects on the Columbia-Snake rivers. The dam's significance is derived from its unique engineering design, its contribution to the reg... More
Bonneville Project, Columbia River, 1 mile Northeast of Exit 40, off I...
Significance: Bonneville Dam was the first of eight federal lock and dam projects on the Columbia-Snake rivers. The dam's significance is derived from its unique engineering design, its contribution to the reg... More
Bonneville Project, Columbia River, 1 mile Northeast of Exit 40, off I...
Significance: Bonneville Dam was the first of eight federal lock and dam projects on the Columbia-Snake rivers. The dam's significance is derived from its unique engineering design, its contribution to the reg... More
Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a hydroelectric dam, industrial facility, power generation, water cascade, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Michigan Lake Superior Power Company, Portage Street, Sault Ste. Marie...
Picryl description: Public domain image of a damaged, burned, or destroyed building, natural disaster, war destruction, ruins, 19th-century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Enloe Dam, On Similkameen River, Oroville, Okanogan County, WA
Significance: Enloe Dam represents an early hydroelectric power generation facility in the Okanogan and Similkameen valleys. Mining and irrigated agriculture, both integral to the local economy, were the chief... More
Enloe Dam, On Similkameen River, Oroville, Okanogan County, WA
Significance: Enloe Dam represents an early hydroelectric power generation facility in the Okanogan and Similkameen valleys. Mining and irrigated agriculture, both integral to the local economy, were the chief... More
Gregg Shoals Dam & Power Plant, Across Savannah River, Lowndesville, A...
Significance: The Gregg Shoals Dam and Power Plant began operations in May 1907 and produced electricity until September 1954. It was among the early low-head hydroelectric plants in America and is associated ... More
Gregg Shoals Dam & Power Plant, Across Savannah River, Lowndesville, A...
Significance: The Gregg Shoals Dam and Power Plant began operations in May 1907 and produced electricity until September 1954. It was among the early low-head hydroelectric plants in America and is associated ... More
Gregg Shoals Dam & Power Plant, Across Savannah River, Lowndesville, A...
Significance: The Gregg Shoals Dam and Power Plant began operations in May 1907 and produced electricity until September 1954. It was among the early low-head hydroelectric plants in America and is associated ... More
Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 19, Upper Mississippi...
Significance: Rare, intact example of nationally significant historic engineering listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lock 19 National Register District. The U.S. Army Corps of ... More
Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 19, Upper Mississippi...
Significance: Rare, intact example of nationally significant historic engineering listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lock 19 National Register District. The U.S. Army Corps of ... More
Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 19, Upper Mississippi...
Significance: Rare, intact example of nationally significant historic engineering listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lock 19 National Register District. The U.S. Army Corps of ... More
Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 19, Upper Mississippi...
Significance: Rare, intact example of nationally significant historic engineering listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lock 19 National Register District. The U.S. Army Corps of ... More
Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 19, Upper Mississippi...
Significance: Rare, intact example of nationally significant historic engineering listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lock 19 National Register District. The U.S. Army Corps of ... More
Mississippi River 9-Foot Channel, Lock & Dam No. 19, Upper Mississippi...
Significance: Rare, intact example of nationally significant historic engineering listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Lock 19 National Register District. The U.S. Army Corps of ... More
Cross Cut Hydro Plant, North Side of Salt River, Tempe, Maricopa Count...
Significance: This was the largest low-head hydro plant in the SRP system. From about 1915 to 1938, it represented a large percentage of the SRP generating capacity. Survey number: HAER AZ-30 Building/structu... More
Cross Cut Hydro Plant, North Side of Salt River, Tempe, Maricopa Count...
Significance: This was the largest low-head hydro plant in the SRP system. From about 1915 to 1938, it represented a large percentage of the SRP generating capacity. Survey number: HAER AZ-30 Building/structu... More
St. Louis Union Station Powerhouse, South Eighteenth Street, North of ...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial equipment, workshop, assembly line, factory, power engine, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse 8, Operator Cottage, Big Cr...
Significance: Building 105, Powerhouse 8, is one of the few surviving examples of operator housing from the Big Creek System period of significance (1911-1929). Its significance derives from its contribution t... More
Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse 8, Operator Cottage, Big Cr...
Significance: Building 105, Powerhouse 8, is one of the few surviving examples of operator housing from the Big Creek System period of significance (1911-1929). Its significance derives from its contribution t... More
Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse 8, Operator Cottage, Big Cr...
Significance: Building 105, Powerhouse 8, is one of the few surviving examples of operator housing from the Big Creek System period of significance (1911-1929). Its significance derives from its contribution t... More
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...
Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...
Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More
Hoover Dam, Circuits 1-15, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark County...
Significance: Transformer Circuits are integral elements of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The circuits contributed to the importance of Hoover Dam power in the WWII and post-war ... More
Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...
Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More
Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...
Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More
Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...
Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More
Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...
Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More
Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...
Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More
Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...
Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More
Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...
Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More
Picatinny Arsenal, 500 Area, Powder Factory & Power House, State Route...
Significance: Originally built as a depot for storage of powder and other armaments, during the 20th century Picatinny Arsenal became a leading facility for the research, development and production of munitions... More
Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...
Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More
Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...
Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More
Abbeville Hydroelectric Power Plant, State Highway 284 & County Road 7...
Significance: J. Roy Pennell acquired property and began construction of the multiple arch reinforced concrete dam in 1933. Pennell abandoned the project in 1935 and it was completed by the City of Abbeville w... More
Santa Ana River Hydroelectric System, SAR-3 Powerhouse, San Bernardino...
Survey number: HAER CA-130-W Building/structure dates: 1898 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work Building/structure dates: 1904 Subsequent Work
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More
San Francisco Cable Railway, Washington & Mason Streets, San Francisco...
also CAL, 38-SANFRA-137-A- San Francisco Railway: Cable Car Powerhouse & Barn Significance: The last operating cable railroad in the world. Representative of an important type of urban transportation system in... More