Mitchell Powerhouse and Dam

United States historic place


Mitchell Powerhouse and Dam
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	Red Cedar River Mitchell, Iowa
Coordinates	43°19′06″N 92°52′51″W / 43.31833°N 92.88083°W / 43.31833; -92.88083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925
Built by	Fargo Engineering Co.
NRHP reference No.	78001246
Added to NRHP	December 8, 1978

Mitchell Powerhouse and Dam is a historic structure located in Mitchell, Iowa, United States. The west side of town along the Cedar River developed into a processing and manufacturing area, and its mills were powered by the river's current. They all became obsolete and closed around the turn of the 20th-century. In 1917 the Northeastern Iowa Power Co. was incorporated at Clermont, Iowa, and in 1924 they hired the Fargo Engineering Company of Jackson, Michigan to build the powerhouse and dam at Mitchell. It was completed the following year. The concrete dam is composed of a 100-foot (30 m) permanent crest and two 32-foot (9.8 m) wide tainter gates. A third gate was converted into a permanent concrete spillway. The powerhouse is a single-story structure composed of rock faced limestone that was laid in a random ashlar pattern. Northeastern Iowa Power Company was transferred to the Central States Power and Light Company, who was in turn transferred to the Interstate Power Company. The Mitchell County Conservation Board acquired the dam, powerhouse, and the adjacent land, which it turned into a public park in 1963. The facility was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ W.R. Biedermann. "Mitchell Powerhouse and Dam". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-13. with two photos from 1978

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Mitchell County, Iowa
Carpenter	Nels Severson Barn
Mitchell	Mitchell Powerhouse and Dam
Osage	Cedar Valley Seminary Nathaniel Cobb and Lucetia Baily Deering House Mitchell County Courthouse Osage Commercial Historic District Our Savior's Lutheran Church (Osage, Iowa) Walnut Grove School
St. Ansgar	First Lutheran Church Otranto Bridge Saint Ansgar Public School
Stacyville	Union Presbyterian Church
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Mitchell County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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