Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District, Salt Lake City

Name: Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District
Address: Salt Lake City, United States

#275 among attractions in Salt Lake City

Vernacular architecture

Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District

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The Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant was built in 1894-1895 in Big Cottonwood Canyon, about 8 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, Utah. The plant comprises the powerhouse, switchyard, penstocks, and a pipeline. A dam next to the site is associated with the Granite Power Plant farther downstream, and is part of neither historic district. The powerhouse is the only remaining building associated with the plant. It is an example of an intact high-head generating plant from the late 19th century. ()

Built: 1896 (129 years ago)Coordinates: 40°37'31"N, 111°44'38"W

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Stairs Station Hydroelectric Power Plant Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Little Cottonwood Canyon, Doughnut Falls, Old Mill Golf Course, Big Cottonwood Canyon.

4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Little Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City
108 min walk • Little Cottonwood Canyon lies within the Wasatch-Cache National Forest along the eastern side of the Salt Lake Valley, roughly 15 miles from Salt Lake City, Utah. The canyon is part of Granite, a CDP and "Community Council" designated by Salt Lake County.
4.7 miE
Natural attraction, Waterfall
Doughnut Falls, Salt Lake City
121 min walk • Doughnut Falls is a waterfall in the Big Cottonwood Canyon near Silver Fork, south of Midvale in Salt Lake County, Utah. Access to Chocolate Falls is from the Mill D Trailhead towards the Jordan Pines picnic area.
3.2 miW
40°38'20"N • 111°48'11"W
Old Mill Golf Course, Salt Lake City
83 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Vernacular architecture
Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake City
79 min walk • Big Cottonwood Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Range 12 miles southeast of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The 15-mile-long canyon provides hiking, biking, picnicking, rock-climbing, camping and fishing in the summer.
4.9 miNW
Natural attraction, Canyon
Millcreek Canyon, Salt Lake City
126 min walk • Millcreek Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Mountains and part of Millcreek City on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley, Utah. It is a popular recreation area both in the summer and in the winter.
5.6 miSE
Town
Alta, Salt Lake City
144 min walk • Alta is a town in eastern Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 383 at the 2010 census, a slight increase from the 2000 figure of 370.
6.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Dog Lake, Salt Lake City
158 min walk • Dog Lake is a lake in Salt Lake County, Utah located between Millcreek Canyon and Big Cottonwood Canyon. The lake can be accessed by hiking trails from either canyon.
2.9 miW
Reportedly haunted, Vernacular architecture
Cottonwood Paper Mill, Salt Lake City
75 min walk • The Cottonwood Paper Mill is an abandoned stone structure located at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It was built in 1883 by the Deseret News under the direction of Henry Grow.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Granite Mountain, Salt Lake City
96 min walk • Granite Mountain is a mass of solid rock one mile up Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of Utah, not too far from Salt Lake City, Utah.
2.6 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Olympus, Salt Lake City
67 min walk • Mount Olympus in the U.S. state of Utah is one of the most prominent and recognizable mountains viewable from practically every location in the Salt Lake Valley. Mount Olympus is not the tallest peak along the Wasatch Front, but its unusual form and location make it a popular hiking destination for locals.
4.8 miSW
Romanesque revival architecture
Granite LDS Ward Chapel-Avard Fairbanks Studio
122 min walk • The Granite LDS Ward Chapel-Avard Fairbanks Studio is a historic building in Sandy, Utah. It was built in 1903-1905 as a meeting house for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and designed in the Romanesque Revival architectural style. It was acquired by sculptor Avard T. Fairbanks in 1966, and remodelled as his art studio.