National Register of Historic Places

Nine Mile Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District

Nine Mile Falls, Spokane County, Washington
Listed
December 6, 1990
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
90001861

About this property

Nine Mile Falls Dam is a dam on the Spokane River, in the unincorporated community of Nine Mile Falls, Washington. It was built on the site of the falls in 1908, creating Nine Mile Reservoir. The dam was designed by the New York engineering firm of Sanderson & Porter, and originally constructed to satisfy the power needs of the Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad interurban trolley lines. Washington Water Power (now the power company Avista) purchased the site in 1925, and continues to operate it as one of its six hydroelectric generating plants on the Spokane River. The 58-foot-high cyclopean masonry dam and its powerhouse, storehouse, ten cottages and other structures were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Location

Nine Mile Falls, Spokane County, Washington
47.77583, -117.54577

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONINDUSTRY
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Sources

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When was Nine Mile Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District listed on the National Register?

Nine Mile Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1990.

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Nine Mile Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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