Georgetown Steam Plant, Power station museum in Georgetown, Seattle, US.
Georgetown Steam Plant is a power station that housed vertical Curtis steam turbines, reciprocating engines, and various industrial machinery from the early 1900s. The reinforced concrete building displays the mechanical systems that once generated electricity for the city.
The facility was built in 1906 for the Seattle Electric Company to power streetcars and the surrounding neighborhood. It represents one of the earliest power generation plants built in reinforced concrete and remains largely intact from that period.
The plant demonstrates how early power generation shaped city life and tied neighborhoods like Georgetown to industrial infrastructure. The machines visible inside represent an era when power stations symbolized urban progress and technological advancement.
The plant opens regularly for guided tours where visitors can see the steam-powered machinery and learn how early electricity was generated. Tours are monthly events that provide hands-on learning about the historical power systems.
The plant preserves the last large-scale Curtis steam turbines still operating, machines that changed how power was generated across America. Few examples of these turbines remain, making this location a rare record of how energy technology evolved.
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