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Bishop Creek Hydroelectric System, Plant 4, Worker Cottage, Bishop Creek, Bishop, Inyo County, CA
LocationBishop Creek,
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER CA-145-4-E
Significance: Building 16, Plant 4 (formerly Building No. 7 Plant 4), a small Craftsman Style cottage, is the oldest permanently built residence at Plant 4. Its significance lies in its contribution to an understanding of the historic character of the physical and social environment of the Plant 4 compound. Built in 1905, Plant 4 was the first on the Bishop Creek System, and it remains the system's operating headquarters. 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)
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1. EXTERIOR OVERVIEW OF PLANT 4 RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX SHOWING BUILDING 106 AT PHOTO CENTER JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE PLANT 5 FOREBAY SPILLWAY. VIEW TO WEST
2. EXTERIOR NORTH CORNER OF BUILDING 106 FROM MAIN RESIDENTIAL STREET. CONCRETE WALKWAY FROM STREET TO FRONT SCREENED-IN PORCH IS VISIBLE AT PHOTO CENTER. BUILDING 115 IS AT PHOTO RIGHT BACKGROUND. VIEW TO SOUTHEAST.
3. EXTERIOR OF NORTH CORNER OF HOUSE FROM FRONT YARD SHOWING SCREENED-IN FRONT PORCH, EXPOSED RAFTER TAILS UNDER EAVES, AND CONCRETE STEPS TO PORCH SCREEN DOOR. VIEW TO SOUTH.
4. RETAINING WALL SEPARATING UPPER BUILDING 106 YARD FROM LOWER YARD IN FOREGROUND. RETAINING WALL SEPARATING MAIN RESIDENTIAL STREET FROM BUILDING 106 YARD BEHIND TREE ACROSS UPPER PHOTO. VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
5. EXTERIOR OF SOUTH CORNER OF HOUSE SHOWING 1953 SHEDROOF ADDITION AT BACK OF HOUSE. DOOR LEADS TO UTILITY ROOM. VIEW TO NORTH.
6. EXTERIOR OF WEST CORNER OF HOUSE FROM UPPER YARD. VIEW TO EAST.
7. EXTERIOR DETAIL OF CASEMENT WINDOW ARRANGEMENT AND ORIGINAL WOOD-SHINGLE SIDING INSIDE SCREENED-IN PORCH. VIEW TO WEST.
8. INTERIOR OF FRONT SCREENED-IN PORCH SHOWING PORCH ENTRY DOOR AT PHOTO CENTER AND FRONT ENTRY DOOR TO LIVING ROOM AT PHOTO LEFT. VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
9. INTERIOR OF FRONT SCREENED-IN PORCH FROM OPPOSITE ANGLE OF CA-145-4-E-8. VIEW TO SOUTHEAST.
10. EXTERIOR OF EAST CORNER OF HOUSE SHOWING HANDRAILS AND CONCRETE STEPS DESCENDING TO BASEMENT AT PHOTO CENTER. VIEW TO WEST.
11. INTERIOR OF BASEMENT SHOWING SUPPORT TIMBERING FOR SCREENED-IN PORCH. VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
12. INTERIOR OF LIVING ROOM FROM DINING ROOM SHOWING OPEN FRONT DOOR AT PHOTO CENTER AND OPEN DOOR TO BEDROOM NO. 1 AT PHOTO LEFT. VIEW TO NORTH.
13. INTERIOR OF LIVING ROOM SHOWING 2-LIGHT OVER 2-LIGHT, DOUBLE-HUNG, WOOD-FRAMED WINDOWS ON SOUTHEAST WALL, AND UNUSUAL 1-LIGHT SASH WINDOW WITH TRANSOM AT PHOTO LEFT. VIEW TO SOUTHEAST.
14. INTERIOR OF LIVING ROOM SHOWING WIDE ENTRY WAY TO DINING ROOM AND IRREGULAR WALL AT WEST CORNER (PHOTO RIGHT CENTER). VIEW TO WEST.
15. INTERIOR OF DINING ROOM SHOWING RECESSED TELEPHONE ALCOVE IN PARTION WALL BETWEEN LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM AT PHOTO RIGHT CENTER. OPEN DOOR AT PHOTO LEFT CENTER LEADS TO BEDROOM NO.2. VIEW TO NORTH.
16. INTERIOR OF DINING ROOM SHOWING IRREGULAR SOUTH CORNER WITH RECESSED CHINA CABINET. DOORWAY AT PHOTO RIGHT LEADS TO KITCHEN. NOTE VERTICAL DIVIDER BETWEEN GLAZING IN INDIVIDUAL SASHES OF 2-LIGHT OVER 2-LIGHT WINDOW AT PHOTO LEFT. 2-LIGHT OVER 2-LIGHT WINDOWS IN LIVING ROOM ARE DIVIDED HORIZONTALLY. VIEW TO SOUTH.
17. INTERIOR OF KITCHEN SHOWING DOORWAY TO DINING ROOM AT PHOTO RIGHT AND DECORATIVE VERTICAL WOOD STRIPPING ON WALL. VIEW TO NORTH.
18. INTERIOR OF KITCHEN SHOWING 1950s VINTAGE CABINETRY, SINK, AND COUNTER-TOP. OPEN DOOR AT PHOTO LEFT LEADS TO UTILITY ROOM. OPEN DOOR VISIBLE IN UTILITY ROOM LEADS TO THE BATHROOM. VIEW TO WEST.
19. INTERIOR OF KITCHEN SHOWING 2-LIGHT OVER 2-LIGHT, DOUBLE-HUNG, WOOD-FRAMED WINDOW. VIEW TO EAST.
20. INTERIOR OF UTILITY ROOM SHOWING OPEN DOORWAY TO KITCHEN AT PHOTO LEFT, JUNCTION BOXES AT UPPER PHOTO CENTER, AND PLUMBING FOR WASHER AT PHOTO RIGHT. VIEW TO EAST.
21. INTERIOR OF UTILITY ROOM SHOWING OPEN REAR DOOR AT PHOTO CENTER, PAIRED NARROW 1-LIGHT OVER 1-LIGHT, DOUBLE-HUNG, WOOD-FRAMED WINDOWS AT PHOTO LEFT. OPEN DOOR AT PHOTO RIGHT LEADS TO BATHROOM. VIEW TO SOUTHWEST.
22. INTERIOR OF BEDROOM NO. 1 SHOWING ARRANGEMENT OF CASEMENT WINDOWS AROUND NORTH CORNER OF ROOM. VIEW TO NORTH.
23. INTERIOR OF BEDROOM NO. 1 SHOWING REMODELED CLOSET AT PHOTO LEFT CENTER. VIEW TO WEST.
24. INTERIOR OF BEDROOM NO. 2 SHOWING OPEN DOOR TO DINING ROOM AT LEFT PHOTO CENTER. DOORWAY AT PHOTO RIGHT LEADS TO BEDROOM NO. 3. VIEW TO SOUTH.
25. INTERIOR OF BEDROOM NO. 2 SHOWING REMODELED CLOSET AT PHOTO LEFT. VIEW TO EAST.
26. INTERIOR OF BEDROOM NO. 3 SHOWING ARRANGEMENT OF CASEMENT WINDOWS AROUND WEST CORNER. BUILT-IN CLOSET/CABINETS ARE VISIBLE AT PHOTO RIGHT. VIEW TO WEST.
27. INTERIOR OF BEDROOM NO. 3 SHOWING OPEN DOOR TO BATHROOM AT PHOTO LEFT. VIEW TO SOUTH.
28. INTERIOR OF BATHROOM SHOWING OPEN DOORWAY TO BEDROOM NO.3 AT PHOTO RIGHT, ALUMINUM-FRAMED SLIDING-GLASS WINDOW ABOVE BATHTUB AT PHOTO CENTER, AND BUILT-IN CABINETS AT PHOTO LEFT. VIEW TO NORTHWEST.
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