Whatcom County Rail & Light Power Station (Bellingham, Washington)
USA /
Washington /
Bellingham /
Bellingham, Washington /
York Street, 201 - 205
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/ USA
/ Washington
/ Bellingham
building, place with historical importance
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"201-205 York St. on corner with Railroad Ave.
After the consolidation of the Whatcom and Fairhaven streetcar lines in 1902, electricity was provided by the Kentucky St. power station and the Nooksack Falls station. These proved inadequate, so this building was constructed to provide power to the streetcars and the city. By 1910 a 2500 HP steam engine was producing 2000 Kw of electricity. Later, the successor company, Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power, built a large transformer station adjacent to the power station."
"201-205 York St. on corner with Railroad Ave.
After the consolidation of the Whatcom and Fairhaven streetcar lines in 1902, electricity was provided by the Kentucky St. power station and the Nooksack Falls station. These proved inadequate, so this building was constructed to provide power to the streetcars and the city. By 1910 a 2500 HP steam engine was producing 2000 Kw of electricity. Later, the successor company, Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power, built a large transformer station adjacent to the power station."
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 48°45'8"N 122°28'24"W
- Ridgeway Complex 2.3 km
- Birnam Wood Apartments 2.3 km
- Sunset Square 2.6 km
- Brampton Court Apartments 3.1 km
- Bakerview Nursery & Garden Center 4.1 km
- Bellis Fair Mall 4.2 km
- Pacific Rim Apartments 6.4 km
- Samish Trading Post 9 km
- East Point (Saturna Island) Lighthouse, 42 km
- East Point 42 km
- York District 0.6 km
- Sunnyland District 0.9 km
- The Lettered Streets 1 km
- Georgia-Pacific Pulp Plant---Now Closed 1.1 km
- Eldridge Avenue Historic District 2.1 km
- Squalicum Harbor 2.3 km
- Whatcom Falls Park 3 km
- Barkley Village District 3 km
- Bellingham Golf and Country Club 3.3 km
- Bellingham Bay 6.8 km