Buffalo Cotton Textile Mill, Power Plant, S.C. Route 215, Buffalo, Uni...
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Columbia Canal & Power Plant, Waterfront of Broad River, Columbia, Ric...
Significance: Designed to enable the navigation of the Broad and Congaree Rivers at their confluence in Columbia, the canal was completed in 1824 and enlarged in 1891; the 1891 portion of the canal is the signi... More
Central Power Station, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Kitsap C...
Significance: The Central Power Station at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard was constructed in 1910 as the Shipyard's first Central Steam/Power Station. It was the principal power plant for the buildings and equipme... More
York Bridge, Federal Aid Secondary Route 280, Helena, Lewis and Clark ...
Significance: As a pin-connected Pennsylvania through truss structure, the bridge is not particularly significant for structural or engineering reasons. It is however, historically associated with the Helena Po... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rushmore Air Force Station, Steam Plant Buil...
This structure was demolished in 1996. Significance: The Rushmore Air Force Station Steam Plant Building is significant for its association with American Military policy during the Cold War years of the early 1... More
Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon River, Croton,...
Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant was one of the earliest large-scale hydroelectric generating plants in Michigan and was the site of major innovations in the transmission of high voltage electricity... More
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Transformer House, North Page Street, imm...
Survey number: HABS CO-172-AU Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction
Big Creek Hydroelectric System, Big Creek Town, Operator House, Orchar...
Significance: Operator house (building 105) was one of four operator houses built in Cascada (later Big Creek) adjacent to Powerhouse No. 1 in 1912-1913. These were the first permanent operator houses in the B... More
Naval Air Station Fallon, Power Plant, 800 Complex, off Carson Road ne...
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Naval Air Station Fallon, Power Plant, 800 Complex, off Carson Road ne...
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Naval Air Station Fallon, Power Plant, 800 Complex, off Carson Road ne...
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Naval Air Station Fallon, Power Plant, 800 Complex, off Carson Road ne...
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Naval Air Station Fallon, Power Plant, 800 Complex, off Carson Road ne...
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Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, .5 mile north of Snoqualmie, S...
Significance: The Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project was completed in 1898 and includes a cavity generating station, constructed some 250 feet below the surface of the river and about 300 feet from the edge... More
Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, .5 mile north of Snoqualmie, S...
Significance: The Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project was completed in 1898 and includes a cavity generating station, constructed some 250 feet below the surface of the river and about 300 feet from the edge... More
Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project, .5 mile north of Snoqualmie, S...
Significance: The Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Project was completed in 1898 and includes a cavity generating station, constructed some 250 feet below the surface of the river and about 300 feet from the edge... More
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Transformer House, North Page Street, imm...
Survey number: HABS CO-172-AT Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction
Fitzsimons General Hospital, Transformer House, North Page Street, imm...
Survey number: HABS CO-172-AT Building/structure dates: 1919 Initial Construction
Ames Hydroelectric Plant, Ames, San Miguel County, CO
Significance: In 1890-91 L.L. Nunn built the world's first single-phase AC power transmission system at Ames in order to power the nearby Gold King Mine's stamp mill. The plant operated under a head of 320 feet... More
Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento Coun...
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Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento Coun...
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Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento Coun...
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Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento Coun...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, power plant, electric generator, 20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento Coun...
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Folsom Powerhouse, Adjacent to American River, Folsom, Sacramento Coun...
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Bay City Traction & Electric Company, Power Station, 301 Washington St...
Significance: the Bay City Traction and Electric Power Company Power Station was constructed as a steam generating plant providing power for interurban electric traction transportation in Bay City. This buildin... More
Hoover Dam, Arizona-Nevada Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, ...
Significance: It is one of six switchyards built between 1935 and 1952 to provide terminals for major transmission lines carrying electricity to markets in California, Nevada, and Arizona. All of these faciliti... More
American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...
Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More
American Falls Water, Power & Light Company, Island Power Plant, Snake...
Significance: This site represents technology associated with the first era of long distance electric power transmission in the state. It is also a representative example of an early low-head hydroelectric pow... More
Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Relay Control Building, U.S. Highway 93, Bould...
Significance: It was a critical element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. Although it was associated by name with the Los Angeles Bureau of Power and Light 387.5/275 switchyard, t... More
Ricks Estate, Electric Power Generating Mill (Ruin), Stone Bridge Road...
See also Ricks Estate, Stone Bridge, HABS No. AR-34-B; & Ricks Estate, Boathouse, HABS No. AR-34-C. For Hot Springs Bathhouses, see HABS Nos. AR-28 through AR-28-I, & the Pythian Bathhouse, HABS No. AR-29. Sur... More
Ricks Estate, Electric Power Generating Mill (Ruin), Stone Bridge Road...
See also Ricks Estate, Stone Bridge, HABS No. AR-34-B; & Ricks Estate, Boathouse, HABS No. AR-34-C. For Hot Springs Bathhouses, see HABS Nos. AR-28 through AR-28-I, & the Pythian Bathhouse, HABS No. AR-29. Sur... More
Ricks Estate, Electric Power Generating Mill (Ruin), Stone Bridge Road...
See also Ricks Estate, Stone Bridge, HABS No. AR-34-B; & Ricks Estate, Boathouse, HABS No. AR-34-C. For Hot Springs Bathhouses, see HABS Nos. AR-28 through AR-28-I, & the Pythian Bathhouse, HABS No. AR-29. Sur... More
Alcatraz, Power Plant, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francis...
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Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Spillway, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Rive...
Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant spillway was a key design feature of this electrical generation complex, an important example of the work of William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan civil engineer who... More
Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Spillway, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Rive...
Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant spillway was a key design feature of this electrical generation complex, an important example of the work of William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan civil engineer who... More
Grand Canyon Power Plant, Coconino, Coconino County, AZ
Survey number: HAER AZ-2 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 87001411
Grand Canyon Power Plant, Coconino, Coconino County, AZ
Survey number: HAER AZ-2 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 87001411
Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 138-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...
Significance: It was the second of six major Federal switchyards built at Hoover Dam. The switchyard was built to replace the Southern Sierras Power Company substation that had provided electricity for construc... More
Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 138-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...
Significance: It was the second of six major Federal switchyards built at Hoover Dam. The switchyard was built to replace the Southern Sierras Power Company substation that had provided electricity for construc... More
Hoover Dam, Cable Hoist House, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark Co...
Significance: It provided access to control cable tunnels from the power plant to the switchyard relay house, and a transformer in the lower level of the hoist house provided operating electricity to the switch... More
Hoover Dam, Cable Hoist House, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Clark Co...
Significance: It provided access to control cable tunnels from the power plant to the switchyard relay house, and a transformer in the lower level of the hoist house provided operating electricity to the switch... More
Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Bureau of Power & Light Lines 1-3, U.S. Highwa...
Significance: The transmission lines included pioneering technology in high-voltage transmission. The lines were crucial elements of the Hoover Dam electrical complex, particularly in the role played by Hoover ... More
Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, B...
Significance: It was the second-largest Federal switchyard at Hoover Dam, the switchyard provided needed power for expansion of irrigation and municipal water supplies in California during and after WWII, but i... More
Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, B...
Significance: It was the second-largest Federal switchyard at Hoover Dam, the switchyard provided needed power for expansion of irrigation and municipal water supplies in California during and after WWII, but i... More
Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Switchyard, U.S. Highway 93, B...
Significance: It was the second-largest Federal switchyard at Hoover Dam, the switchyard provided needed power for expansion of irrigation and municipal water supplies in California during and after WWII, but i... More
Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River...
Significance: The Hauser Hydroelectric Facility Historic District is significant for its association with the industrial development of Montana in the early twentieth century and the consolidation of most of th... More
Hauser Hydroelectric Facility, Powerhouse, East Bank of Missouri River...
Significance: The Hauser Hydroelectric Facility Historic District is significant for its association with the industrial development of Montana in the early twentieth century and the consolidation of most of th... More
Croton Hydroelectric Plant, Powerhouse, Croton Dam Road at Muskegon Ri...
Significance: The Croton Hydroelectric Plant powerhouse was designed by William G. Fargo, a Jackson, Michigan, civil engineer who specialized in the design of small and mid-sized hydroelectric plants in the Mid... More
Swan Falls Dam, Blacksmith Shop & Annex, Snake River, Kuna, Ada County...
For written descriptive information, see narrative report on Swan Falls Dam, HAER ID-20. Significance: Swan Falls Dam was the first hydroelectric dam on Snake River in Idaho, and one of the earliest built in th... More
Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattah...
Significance: This was the first central hydroelectric generating station in Columbus. From 1887-1906 it produced most of the electricity used for street, commercial and residential lighting, and for small pow... More
Columbus Railroad Company, Power Station, Eighteenth Street on Chattah...
Significance: This was the first central hydroelectric generating station in Columbus. From 1887-1906 it produced most of the electricity used for street, commercial and residential lighting, and for small pow... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
Milwaukee Light, Heat & Traction Company, 8336 West Lapham Street, Wes...
Significance: A turn of the century objective of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, through its subsidiary The Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction Company, was to establish an interurban rail syste... More
Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT
Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More
Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT
Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More
Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT
Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More
Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT
Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More
Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT
Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More
Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT
Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More
Strawberry Valley Project, Payson, Utah County, UT
Significance: As the first project built by the U.S. Reclamation Service in Utah, the Strawberry Valley Project had a major impact on the State. It represents the beginning of Federal assistance in water devel... More
Hoover Dam, Southern California Edison 230-KV Switchyard, U.S. Highway...
Significance: It was an integral element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. This switchyard provided much-needed electricity during WWII to power Douglas, Vultee, and Northrup airc... More
Delaware Street Tramway Power Sub-Station, 1448 Delaware Street, Denve...
Significance: It is significant for its association with the growth and development of Denver's tramway trolley system, a major transportation system during the first half of the 20th century. This substation w... More
Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Ric...
Significance: Henry Ford's personal estate, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Survey number: HABS GA-2348 Building/structure dates: 1935-1937 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ... More
Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Ric...
Significance: Henry Ford's personal estate, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Survey number: HABS GA-2348 Building/structure dates: 1935-1937 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ... More
Richmond Hill Plantation, East of Richmond Hill on Ford Neck Road, Ric...
Significance: Henry Ford's personal estate, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Survey number: HABS GA-2348 Building/structure dates: 1935-1937 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: ... More
Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...
Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More
Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...
Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More
Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...
Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More
Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...
Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More
Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...
Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More
Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...
Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More
Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...
Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More
Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...
Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More
Roosevelt Power Canal & Diversion Dam, Parallels Salt River, Roosevelt...
Significance: The Roosevelt Power Canal was built as an integral part of the Salt River Project and represents the U. S. Reclamation Service's first involvement in the construction of hydroelectric power facili... More
Naval Air Station Fallon, Fuel Tanks, 800 Complex, off Carson Road nea...
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Naval Air Station Fallon, Fuel Tanks, 800 Complex, off Carson Road nea...
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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.
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.
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
Hoover Dam, Los Angeles Switch Yard, U.S. Highway 93, Boulder City, Cl...
Significance: It was the first and largest of the six major Federal switchyards at Hoover Dam. When the first stage of the switchyard began operations in 1936, it provided electricity at the highest voltages ev... 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
Rush Creek Hydroelectric System, Worker Cottage, Rush Creek, June Lake...
Significance: Building 105 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
Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Line 1, U.S. Highway 93, Bould...
Significance: The transmission line was a critical element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The line provided Hoover Dam power for development of irrigation and municipal water d... More
Hoover Dam, Metropolitan Water District Line 1, U.S. Highway 93, Bould...
Significance: The transmission line was a critical element of the Hoover Dam electrical generation and transmission system. The line provided Hoover Dam power for development of irrigation and municipal water d... More
Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, ...
Significance: Building 200, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More
Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, ...
Significance: Building 200, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More
Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Original Building, ...
Significance: Building 200, as part of the Date Street Complex, was part of the Bureau of Mines Electrometallurgical Research Facility located in Boulder City. As such, it is within the designated Boulder City... More
Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue,...
Significance: The Burley Substation is significant as a distribution component of the United States Reclamation Service's Minidoka Project, which pioneered agricultural development and the market for commercial... More
Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue,...
Significance: The Burley Substation is significant as a distribution component of the United States Reclamation Service's Minidoka Project, which pioneered agricultural development and the market for commercial... More
Bonneville Power Administration Burley Substation, 1221 Albion Avenue,...
Significance: The Burley Substation is significant as a distribution component of the United States Reclamation Service's Minidoka Project, which pioneered agricultural development and the market for commercial... More
Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...
Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More
Davis Dam, Switchyards, Southeast of Davis Dam, Kingman, Mohave County...
Significance: Davis Dam is significant for its role in control of the lower Colorado River, fulfillment of obligations under the Mexican Treaty of 1944, and economic development of the Southwest after World War... More