Port Union Hydro-Electric Generating Station
Port Union, Terre-Neuve et Labrador, A0C, Canada
Reconnu formellement en:
1985/06/18
Autre nom(s)
s/o
Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
1916/01/01 à 1918/01/01
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2006/01/20
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Port Union Hydro-Electric Generating Station is a concrete, gable roofed power generating station situated on the south west arm of Catalina Harbour, and located approximately 1.7 km west of the community of Port Union. This building has been designated a Registered Historic Site and the designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Port Union Hydro-Electric Generating Station has been designated a Registered Historic Site because it has historic value. The Union Electric Light and Power Company was the third hydro-electric company operating in Newfoundland by 1925. It was incorporated in 1916 to provide electricity to the premises of the Fishermen’s Protective Union in Port Union. The first president, William F. Coaker, founder of the union town Port Union, began construction of the hydro-electric generating station, installing a 400 hp generating unit in 1917. The station is built on the Catalina River and is fed by nearby ponds. Three dams were put into place and by means of controlling gates the water is forced via pipes and is fed into numbers one and two turbines.
The Port Union Hydro-Electric generating station was a progressive step for the newly formed town of Port Union. It thrust the area in the 20th century and made the town one of the most progressive and modern in Newfoundland and Labrador. This original station and associated components was the first to bring electricity to the outports. The building is in operation today, using a majority of the original equipment, with the addition of diesel generators in 1945 and 1961.
Source: Historic Resources Division Annual Report, 1985/86, page 13.
Éléments caractéristiques
All those elements that define the early 20th century power generating station, including:
-mid-pitch gable roof;
-concrete construction;
-16/16 windows;
-window and door openings;
-window fenestration;
-original wheel turbines; and
-original associated components.
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Terre-Neuve et Labrador
Autorité de reconnaissance
Gouvernement de Terre-Neuve et du Labrador
Loi habilitante
Historic Resources Act
Type de reconnaissance
Lieu historique inscrit au répertoire
Date de reconnaissance
1985/06/18
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
s/o
Thème - catégorie et type
- Économies en développement
- Technologie et ingénierie
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
Historique
- Industrie
- Installation de production d'énergie
Architecte / Concepteur
Union Electric Light and Power Company
Constructeur
s/o
Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1 Springdale Street, PO Box 5171, St. John's, NL, A1C 5V5
Réfère à une collection
Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
NL-2550
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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