Desert Power & Water Co. Electric Power Plant (Kingman, Arizona)

USA / Arizona / Kingman / Kingman, Arizona / West Andy Devine Avenue, 120
 museum, power plant, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, chamber of commerce, visitors centre, transport museum
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120 West Andy Devine Avenue # 2
Kingman, AZ 86401
(928) 753-9889
www.gokingman.com/attraction-Powerhouse-Route-66-Museum

Historic former power plant (now a museum and visitor's center) listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1907-1908
Architect: Tracy Engineering Co.
Expanded: 1909-1911
Areas of significance: Industry; Economics
Date added to NRHP: 5/14/1986
Current occupant: Route 66 Museum and Kingman Visitor Center/Chamber of Commerce
Notes: This former electric power plant supplied power not only to Kingman, but to various mining camps located in the region, which it did until 1938 when Hoover Dam took over the task. In 2001, after a renovation, the building was opened as a transportation museum.

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  1. Route 66 Museum
  2. Kingman Visitor Center
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Power_&_Water_Co._Electric_Power_Plant
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Coordinates:   35°11'20"N   114°3'30"W
This article was last modified 4 years ago