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Item Title
Centerville Hydroelectric System, Powerhouse, Butte Creek, Centerville, Butte County, CA
LocationButte Creek,
Centerville, CA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER CA-127-A
Building/structure dates:
1907 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1914 subsequent work
Significance: The Centerville installation of the Francis turbine generation unit in 1907 was only the fifth Francis turbine installed on the Pacific Coast, and the first relatively high head turbine installed in the west, representing an innovative approach to long distance, high-voltage transmission. The success of the Centerville project encouraged further high head turbine installations throughout California and contributed significantly to the development and expansion of hydroelectric power generation throughout the nation.
Related Names
Baum, Frank G.
Pfau, Arnold
Jollyman, Supt. Josiah P.
Wise, James H.
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW OF WEST AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS, WITH TRANSFORMERS, LOOKING NORTHEAST
2. VIEW OF NORTH ELEVATION, WITH SWITCH HOUSE AT UPPER LEFT, LOOKING SOUTH
3. PARTIAL VIEW OF SOUTH ELEVATION, SHOWING ROOF VENTS, WITH SWITCH HOUSE AT UPPER RIGHT, LOOKING NORTH
4. INTERIOR VIEW OF POWERHOUSE, LOOKING NORTH, SHOWING GENERATOR IN FOREGROUND AND FRANCIS TURBINE BEHIND
5. INTERIOR VIEW OF POWER HOUSE, LOOKING SOUTH, SHOWING 1500 HP TURBINE AND GENERATOR IN FOREGROUND, FRANCIS TURBINE AND GENERATOR AT REAR
6. VIEW OF FRANCIS TURBINE, LOOKING SOUTH
7. VIEW OF FRANCIS TURBINE, LOOKING SOUTHWEST, WITH HYDRAULIC GOVERNOR AT LEFT AND GENERATOR AT REAR
8. VIEW OF FRANCIS TURBINE, LOOKING NORTH
9. VIEW OF FRANCIS TURBINE, GENERATOR DRIVE SHAFT. NOTE ORIGINAL EXCITER AND GENERATOR RHEOSTATS ATOP CONTROL PANEL AT REAR. CONTROL PANEL IS ORIGINAL EXCEPT FOR HORIZONTAL TOP PANEL WITH CLOCK AT LEFT AND SYNCHROSCOPE AT RIGHT, LOOKING EAST
10. VIEW OF FRANCIS TURBINE, HYDRAULIC GOVERNOR, SHOWING PENSTOCK GATE VALVE AT REAR, LOOKING NORTHEAST
11. VIEW OF FRANCIS TURBINE, EXCITER, LOOKING EAST
12. WEST ELEVATION, POWERHOUSE Historic photograph no. SC8716, after 1910, curated in the Jon Kitchen Collection, Special Collections, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico, CA.
13. WEST ELEVATION, POWERHOUSE, WITH FIGURES AND AUTOMOBILES Historic photograph no. 1646, no date, held at Media Arts and Services Department, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco, CA.
14. LOW OBLIQUE VIEW OF WEST ELEVATION, FROM OPPOSITE BANK OF BUTTE CREEK Historic photograph no. 136, no date, held at Media Arts and Services Department, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco, CA.
15. VIEW OF SOUTH ELEVATION, FRANCIS TURBINE, SHOWING SHAFT, LOOKING NORTHEAST Historic photograph no. SC8732, 1910, curated in the Jon Kitchen Collection, Special Collections, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico, CA.
16. INTERIOR VIEW OF POWERHOUSE, SHOWING FRANCIS TURBINE AT LEFT, LOOKING NORTH Historic photograph no. SC8729, 1910, curated in the Jon Kitchen Collection, Special Collections, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico, CA.
17. INTERIOR VIEW OF POWERHOUSE, LOOKING SOUTH Historic photograph no. SC8731, 1910, curated in the Jon Kitchen Collection, Special Collections, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico, CA.
18. VIEW OF NORTH ELEVATION, FRANCIS TURBINE, WITH RHEOSTATS AND CONTROL PANEL IN BACKGROUND Historic photograph no. SC8730, 1913, curated in the Jon Kitchen Collection, Special Collections, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico, CA.
19. OVERVIEW OF INTERIOR, LOOKING SOUTH. UNIT #2 IS AT RIGHT FOREGROUND Historic photograph no. H-145, no date, held at Media Arts and Services Department, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco, CA.
20. CENTERVILLE POWER HOUSE STEEL WORK Drawing no. 30204 (formerly C 204-B), Valley County Power Company, California Gas & Electric Corporation, February 19, 1906.
21. GENERAL ARRANGEMENT INDOORS, CENTERVILLE POWER HOUSE Drawing no. 422172, change no. 8, January 8, 1959
22. ASSEMBLY OF 9700 H.P. ALLIS CHALMERS TURBINE, CENTERVILLE P.H. Drawing no. 50153, traced from Allis Chalmers drawing #699, April 24, 1906.
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