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Leaburg Hydroelectric Project Historic District (Leaburg, Oregon)

Alternative Title
  • Leaburg Power Project (Leaburg, Oregon)
  • Leaburg Powerhouse Complex (Leaburg, Oregon)
Creator Display
  • Raymond Emerson Koon (engineer, 1882-1963)
  • John Cyprian Stevens (engineer, 1876-1970)
  • Stevens & Koon (builder/contractor)
  • Harry Camden Poole (artist, 1900-1943)
  • A. Guthrie & Company (builder/contractor)
  • Ellis Fuller Lawrence (architect, 1879-1946)
Creator
Photographer
Date
  • 1930
Description
  • National Register of Historic Places (Listed, 2015).
  • The Leaburg Hydroelectric Project was put into service in January 1930 and continues to generate electric power as part of the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), a municipally owned utility headquartered in Eugene, Oregon. It is located along approximately five miles of the McKenzie River in the vicinity of Leaburg, and consists of the dam and powerhouse; the reservoir, canal and tailrace; and Leaburg Village, built to house dam workers. The Leaburg Hydroelectric Project was primarily constructed between 1928 and 1930. It was completed as originally envisioned in June 1950. Designed by the Portland engineering firm of Stevens & Koon, the facility is significant for its engineering design, incorporating innovative technological features such as the Broome Self-Closing Sluice Gate and three 100'-long roller gates. The powerhouse was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence, the first dean of the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts. The bas relief panels on the building were created by the nationally prominent sculptor Harry Camden Poole. The powerhouse is the finest example of Art Deco architecture used in an industrial setting in Oregon.
View
  • Exterior
View Date
  • 2014
Temporal
  • 1950-1959
  • 1930-1939
Subject
Work Type
Style / Period
Location
Street Address
  • 42520 McKenzie Highway, Leaburg, Oregon 97489
Use Restrictions
  • This image was included in the documentation to support a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, a program of the National Park Service. The image is provided here by the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office and the University of Oregon Libraries to facilitate scholarship, research, and teaching. For other uses, such as publication, contact the State Historic Preservation Office. Please credit the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office when using this image.
Rights Holder
  • Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office
Identifier
  • OR_Leaburg_Leaburg_Hydro_HD_0001
Source
  • Oregon. State Historic Preservation Office
Citation
Institution
Submission Date
  • 01/04/2023
Modified
  • 01/17/2023
Collections

APA

Building Oregon, University of Oregon. (25 Apr 2024). Leaburg Hydroelectric Project Historic District (Leaburg, Oregon) Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70jf110

MLA

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Chicago

Building Oregon, University of Oregon. "Leaburg Hydroelectric Project Historic District (Leaburg, Oregon)" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-25. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df70jf110

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Lawrence, Ellis Fuller http://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500063059
2 No label found http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/StevensKoon
3 George Kramer http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/GeorgeKramer
4 Architecture--United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006693
5 Architecture, American http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006700
6 waterworks http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300006215
7 power plants http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300000414
8 residential structures http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300257729
9 houses http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300005433
10 dams (hydraulic structures) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300006084
11 complexes (buildings and sites) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300000202
12 dwellings http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300005425
13 architecture (object genre) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300263552
14 parks (public recreation areas) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300008187
15 Art Deco http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300021426
16 Leaburg Power Plant >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5736201/
17 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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