Location: 1155 Franklin Blvd., Eugene, Oregon

Date: 1949

Architect: Unknown; Engineer: J. Donald Kroeker

DESCRIPTION

By 1948, seven dams were sited on the Willamette River, as a result of 1930s legislation to control flooding and make productive farmland. This more secure control enabled the UO to build north of Franklin Blvd. The 1949-50 power plant replaced the 1924 structure by Lawrence which was renovated to house art and architecture classes and studios.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

"New Power Plant." [Artist Sketch and Caption].Old Oregon 31 no. 3 (Dec. 1949): 11.

Allen, Mary Alice. "Millrace--Unfinished Story." Old Oregon (Jan.-Feb. 1956): 2-3, 24-25, ill.