Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District
Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District | |
Nearest city | Highland, Utah |
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Coordinates | 40°26′16″N 111°43′22″W / 40.43778°N 111.72278°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1906 |
Architect | Young, Willard; Kelsey, Frank C. |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman, Modern Movement |
MPS | Electric Power Plants of Utah MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 89000278[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 20, 1989 |
The Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District is a 1.5-acre (0.61 ha) historic district in American Fork Canyon in northeastern Utah County, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[1]
Description
[edit]The district consists of one contributing building and three contributing structures. It included the power plant; the Upper American Fork Dam, which is about 110 feet (34 m) long and 10 feet (3.0 m) tall, which traps the unnamed stream that flows through the American Fork Canyon (and becomes the American Fork river at the mouth of the canyon); and the pedestrian footbridge over the unnamed stream .[2]
The district was listed on the NRHP on April 20, 1989.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Fiege, Mark; Ore, Ore (November 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved July 6, 2020. and accompanying eight photos
External links
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- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah
- Industrial buildings completed in 1906
- Historic districts in Utah County, Utah
- Hydroelectricity in the United States
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah
- National Register of Historic Places in Utah County, Utah
- 1906 establishments in Utah
- Utah Registered Historic Place stubs