Waverly Municipal Hydroelectric Powerhouse

Iowa, United States

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Located on the east bank of the Cedar River in Waverly, Iowa, this red brick hydroelectric powerhouse represents the city's early venture into municipal power generation. Following the destruction of a privately operated plant in a 1908 explosion and fire, architect John G. Ralston of Waterloo, working with the Fargo Engineering Company of Jackson, Michigan, designed a replacement facility completed in 1909. The building exemplifies Neoclassical architecture through its decorative detailing. A substantial expansion in 1938 added a wing containing three diesel-electric generating units and office space. The powerhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013 and became a contributing property to the Waverly East Bremer Avenue Commercial Historic District the following year.