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Fremont Powerhouse
Fremont Powerhouse - Granite Oregon.jpg
The building's exterior in 2013
Fremont Powerhouse is located in Oregon
Fremont Powerhouse
Location in Oregon
Fremont Powerhouse is located in the United States
Fremont Powerhouse
Location in the United States
Nearest city Granite, Oregon
Area 86.3 acres (34.9 ha)
Built 1908 (1908)
Engineer Cummings, E. W.
Architectural style Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 83002151
Added to NRHP August 19, 1983

The Fremont Powerhouse is a power plant located in the Umatilla National Forest in Grant County, west of Granite, Oregon, United States.

History

The Fremont Powerhouse used to power to the Red Boy Mine, creating electricity from water supplied by Olive Lake. Eastern Oregon Power and Light acquired the plant in 1911. In 1940 the plant transferred to California-Pacific Utilities Co.; the company operated Fremont until it was shut down in October 1967. The plant stopped generating electricity but remained a tourist attraction, drawing thousands of visitors. In 1993, the building's roof collapsed. In 1999, a former Fremont employee and members of the National Guard of the United States rebuilt much of the building. Fremont was re-dedicated on July 24, 2001. Umatilla National Forest, which owns the structure, received an award from the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office.

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