Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project (Central Point, Oregon)
- Title
- Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project (Central Point, Oregon)
- LC Subject
- Architecture, American Architecture--United States
- Alternative
- Gold Ray Powerhouse (Central Point, Oregon) Gold Ray Dam (Central Point, Oregon) Fish Ladder, Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project (Central Point, Oregon)
- Creator
- Hunter, W. F. Gault, J. L. Howard, J. S. Boyle, John C.
- Creator Display
- W. F. Hunter (geologist) J. L. Gault (construction superintendent) J. S. Howard (construction superintendent) John C. Boyle (engineer)
- Description
- This image is included in Building Oregon: Architecture of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, a digital collection which provides documentation about the architectural heritage of the Pacific Northwest. Document: Historic American Engineering Record, Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project, HAER no. OR-164. Prepared by George Kramer, Kramer & Company, Ashland, Oregon, for Jackson County Roads and Parks Department, August 2010
- Provenance
- Design Library, University of Oregon Libraries
- Temporal
- 1900-1909 1940-1949
- Work Type
- architecture (object genre) built works views (visual works) exterior views hydroelectric power power plants hydraulic structures fishways
- Location
- Tolo >> Jackson County >> Oregon >> United States Jackson County >> Oregon >> United States Oregon >> United States United States Central Point >> Jackson County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- The Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project, at 8628 John Day Drive, Central Point, Oregon, occupies a 26.02 acre site on the Rogue River, north of the unincorporated town of Tolo, in Jackson County, Oregon. The site is designated as Tax Lot 300 on Jackson County Assessors Plat 362W18 and is shown on the Sams Valley USGS 7.5’ quadrangle (Provisional edition, 1983). The site UTM references are Zone 10, North (y) (meters): 4698244.760, East (x) (meters) 501310.504
- Date
- 1941 1902/1904
- View Date
- 2010
- Identifier
- HAER_OR-164_GoldRayNarrative.pdf
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Rights Holder
- University of Oregon
- Type
- Image
- Format
- application/pdf
- Set
- Building Oregon
- Primary Set
- Building Oregon
- Institution
- University of Oregon
- Note
- The Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project, consisting of the Gold Ray Powerhouse, Dam, Fish Ladder and associated features, was the first hydroelectric facility on the Rogue River and the first large-scale generation plant in southern Oregon. Construction of Gold Ray provided reliable electricity to the majority of cities in the southern Oregon and marks the beginning of the regional private utility that still serves the area. Built between 1903-1904 and continuously operated with only minimal modification until 1972, Gold Ray remains a largely intact example of early electrification and hydroelectric plant design in Oregon. In December 2009 the Gold Ray Hydroelectric Project was determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under eligibility criterion “A.”
