National Historic Landmark · Niagara Falls, New York

Adams Power Plant Transformer House

Built 1895 by McKim, Mead & White. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1895Listed 1975Beaux-ArtsMcKim, Mead & White
Adams Power Plant Transformer House
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
AddressBuffalo Ave. near Portage Rd., Niagara Falls, NY
CountyNiagara County
ListedJun 11, 1975
Listed forIndustry, Engineering, Literature, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Reference number75001212
Built1895 · more from the 1890s
ArchitectMcKim, Mead & White
StyleBeaux-Arts
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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AddressBuffalo Ave. near Portage Rd., Niagara Falls, NY
Coordinates43.0818° N, 79.0428° W · Directions ↗
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Questions people ask

When was Adams Power Plant Transformer House listed on the National Register?

Jun 11, 1975. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Adams Power Plant Transformer House built?

1895, designed by McKim, Mead & White, in the Beaux-Arts style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Adams Power Plant Transformer House?

Buffalo Ave. near Portage Rd., Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Adams Power Plant Transformer House?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75001212. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.