Toronto Power Generating Station

Toronto Power Generating Station (HM1IF3)

Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario Niagara Regional Municipality
Country: Canada
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N 43° 4.322', W 79° 4.452'

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La centrale Électrique de la Toronto Power

Opened in 1906 to supply the Toronto market, this generating station was the first wholly Canadian-owned hydro-electric facility at Niagara Falls. Engineers adapted advanced European and American technologies to a difficult site in a bold and enterprising way. The station's palatial powerhouse was designed by the eminent Toronto architect E. J. Lennox to complement the scenic setting. Symmetrical, colonnaded and faced in limestone, it is an early and unusual application of Beaux-Arts design to an industrial site in Canada. Purchased by Ontario Hydro in 1922, the station operated until 1974.

Inaugurée en 1906 pour servir la région de Toronto, cette centrale fut la première installation hydroélectrique construite à Niagara Falls apparent à un lieu difficile, les ingénieurs y adaptèrent avec audace des techniques européennes et américaines d'avant-garde. La magnifique usine, conçue par l'éminent architecte torontois E. J. Lennox, cadre avec la beauté des lieux. Avec son plan symétrique, ses colonnes et son revêtement de pierre calcaire, elle offre un exemple original d'un bâtiment industriel de style Beaux-Arts. Achetée par la société Ontario Hydro en 1922, la centrale servit jusqu'en 1974.
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HM NumberHM1IF3
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Placed ByHistoric Sites and Monument Board of Canada • Commission de lieux et monuments historique du Canada
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Date Added Friday, December 19th, 2014 at 5:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 656787 N 4770613
Decimal Degrees43.07203333, -79.07420000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 4.322', W 79° 4.452'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 4' 19.32" N, 79° 4' 27.12" W
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Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6650 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls Ontario , CA
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