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:
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+1⁄2 stories on a poured concrete foundation with a wood frame superstructure. It consists of a main power plant building, a 1+1⁄2-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.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/84132823