Curator's note | The Power House was one of the first buildings built at the University of Saskatchewan site. It supplied heat, light and power to all of the original campus buildings. Excavation for the Power House was completed in May of 1910, and the building itself was completed in 1912 at a cost of $118,000. The building was constructed of red brick in keeping with the architecture of the neighbouring Engineering Building. A spur track was laid to the building so coal could be dumped from railcars into pockets in the ground near the boilers. A steam tunnel measuring six feet wide by seven feet high was built from the Power House to the College Building. From this main branch lateral branches ran to the Engineering Building and to the Livestock Pavilion, and from the south end of the College Building to the Residence. These tunnels carried steam mains, return pipes, hot and cold water pipes and electric cables to the various buildings. |
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Title | Power House-Interior |
Date | [ca. 1920] |
Physical extent | 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 10.7 cm |
Scope and content | Image of two unidentified men in overalls and hats standing in front of several large boilers in the Power House at the University of Saskatchewan. Coal bins and cart appear to the rear. |
Repository | University of Saskatchewan Archives |
Fonds/collection | Photograph Collection |
Retrieval information | A-705 |
Occupation(s) |
Electric power - employees Electric power - plants Electric power |
Theme(s) |
University of Saskatchewan Lost Jobs |
Database ID | 13147 |