Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District Explained

Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Nearest City:Highland, Utah
Coordinates:40.4378°N -111.7228°W
Built:1906
Architect:Young, Willard; Kelsey, Frank C.
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Modern Movement
Added:April 20, 1989
Refnum:89000278

The Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District is a 1.5acres historic district in American Fork Canyon in northeastern Utah County, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

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 110feet long and 10feet 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 .[1]

The district was listed on the NRHP on April 20, 1989.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=89000278}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Upper American Fork Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District]. Fiege. Mark. Ore. Ore. nps.gov. National Park Service. November 1988. July 6, 2020. and