Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant

SE of Telluride at Bridal Veil Falls, Telluride, Colorado. County/parish: San Miguel.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 27, 1979. NRIS 79000621.

3 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Bridal Veil Powerhouse

From Wikipedia:

Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Power Plant

The Smuggler-Union Hydroelectric Powerplant, also known as the Bridal Veil Powerhouse, is an electric power generation plant and residence located next to Bridal Veil Falls on a 400-foot (120 m) cliff overlooking Telluride, Colorado. The structure is 2+12 stories on a poured concrete foundation with a wood frame superstructure. It consists of a main power plant building, a 1+12-story residence and a 1-story cookhouse. The power plant foundation is distinctive, with semicircular windows. A semicircular bay with arched windows projects out on a rock spur.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84132823

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