Adams Power Plant Transformer House
Niagara Falls, United States
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The Adams Power Plant Transformer House in Niagara Falls, New York, a National Historic Landmark designed by the renowned firm McKim, Mead & White and completed in 1895, is the sole survivor of the Edward Dean Adams Power Plant—the world's first large-scale alternating current electric generating facility. Built in the Beaux-Arts style, this structure once served as part of a revolutionary hydroelectric installation named after businessman and electrical entrepreneur Edward Dean Adams. Its preservation represents a pivotal moment in the history of electrical power generation and industrial architecture.
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Movement
- Built
- Type
- hydroelectric power station
- Heritage
- New York State Register of Historic Places listed place, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Niagara Falls, United States
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