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Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Control Station, Operations Building No. 1, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA
LocationBishop Creek,
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER CA-145-1-A
Building/structure dates:
1916 initial construction
Significance: Building 102 Control Station (formerly Operations Building #1, Control Station) was constructed as the first operations building at the control station for the Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System in the eastern Sierra Nevada. The building is significant both for its role in the early history of the Bishop Creek System, and as an example of the Mission Revival style building in a hydroelectric complex. The Bishop Creek System is considered significant for its role: (1) in the expansion of hydroelectric generation technology, (2) in the development of eastern California, and (3) in the development of long-distance power transmission and distribution.
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. FRONT SHOWING STEPPED PARAPET GABLES. VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
2. FRONT SHOWING STEPPED PARAPET GABLES AND SHED ADDITION. VIEW TO WEST.
3. SOUTH SIDE SHOWING STEPPED PARAPET GABLES AT FRONT AND REAR, AND STAIRWAY TO BASEMENT. VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
4. CLOSE-UP OF REAR STEPPED PARAPET GABLE SHOWING TOP CURVILINEAR GABLE AND ROUGH STUCCO FINISH. VIEW TO THE SOUTHEAST.
5. SIDE VIEW OF FRONT PARAPET GABLE. VIEW TO NORTH.
6. DETAIL OF FRONT PORCH SEGMENTAL ARCHES. VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
7. TOP OF STAIRWAY TO SOUTH SIDE BASEMENT DOOR. VIEW TO WEST.
8. INTERIOR OF ENCLOSED FRONT ENTRANCE PORCH. VIEW TO NORTHEAST.
9. INTERIOR OF LIVING/DINING ROOM. VIEW TO WEST.
10. INTERIOR OF EAST BEDROOM LOOKING INTO THE BATHROOM. VIEW TO WEST.
11. BATHTUB DETAIL. VIEW TO SOUTHWEST.
12. BATHROOM INTERIOR. VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
13. WEST BEDROOM INTERIOR AND DOORS TO BATHROOM AND DINING ROOM. VIEW TO EAST.
14. INTERIOR DETAIL OF WINDOW ASSEMBLAGE IN WEST BEDROOM. VIEW TO SOUTHEAST.
15. KITCHEN INTERIOR. VIEW TO THE NORTHEAST.
16. INTERIOR OF REAR OFFICE AREA. VIEW TO SOUTH.
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