Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District

Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant, September 2014
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Nearest city	Highland, Utah
Coordinates	40°26′16″N 111°43′22″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

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

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Utah County, Utah

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. 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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