Adams Power Plant Transformer House

Adams Power Plant Transformer House in is a National Historic Landmark constructed in 1895. It is the only remaining structure that was part of the historic Edward Dean Adams Power Plant, the first large-scale, alternating current electric generating plant in the world, built in 1895.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: National Historic Landmarked building constructed in 1895
  • Also known as: “Edward-Dean-Adams-Kraftwerk”, “アダムス水力発電所”, and “爱德华·迪恩·亚当水电站”
  • Address: 1501 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY 14303

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center and The Niagara.

Hospital
is a hospital in downtown in the state of , founded in 1895, that has been serving the Greater Niagara region for over 100 years. is situated 1 mile northwest of Adams Power Plant Transformer House.

Historic building
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The Hotel Niagara is a vacant landmark hotel in , . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. is situated 1 mile west of Adams Power Plant Transformer House.

Church
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Niagara Falls, New York, is an Episcopalian church in downtown . The first church of the name was built in 1847-49 by George Holley on land given for the purpose from the estate of General Peter Buell Porter; the funeral services of his son Col. is situated 1 mile west of Adams Power Plant Transformer House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Little Italy and Chippawa.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood located in .

Suburb
Photo: Clovermoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a community located within the city of . The village was founded in 1850, and became part of the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario by amalgamation in 1970. is situated 1½ miles south of Adams Power Plant Transformer House.

Photo: Evilarry, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Ontario, is the self-proclaimed "Honeymoon Capital of the World". For over a century, the grandeur of the waterfalls of the Niagara River have attracted tourists to this destination.

Adams Power Plant Transformer House

Latitude
43.08186° or 43° 4′ 55″ north
Longitude
-79.04287° or 79° 2′ 34″ west
Inception
1895
Levels
1
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
87M23XJ4+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 593546305
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q4680392
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Adams Power Plant Transformer House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “亞當斯水力發電廠”
  • Dutch: “Adams Power Plant”
  • German: “Edward Dean Adams Power Plant”
  • Japanese: “エドワード・ディーン・アダムズ発電所”
  • Persian: “خانه ترانسفورمر نیروگاه برق آدامز”
  • Ukrainian: “Ніагарська ГЕС”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Stone Chimney and Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Parish.

Nearby Places

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