Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Architecture commission for Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project at an unknown address in Eastport, ME, 1935. The commission is associated with John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects. This item is part of the Stevens Architects drawings and records collection.
The Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project was conceived by Dexter P. Cooper in 1920, and supported by Franklin D. Roosevelt. In 1935 the project received $7 million from the Public Works Administration. The money was spent on two dams across Cobscook Bay, a two-way navigation lock, a gate structure, a main generating station, and permanent and temporary housing at a nearby site named Quoddy Village. The project faced a variety of political challenges and opposition and was not refunded. Work stopped in August 1936.
About This Item
- Title: Passamaquoddy Bay tidal power development, 1935
- Address: unknown, Eastport, Washington County, ME
- Client: Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project
- Creation Date: 1935
- Subject Date: 1935
- Primary Architects: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
- Object Type: Text and Image
- Subtype: architectural drawing
- Media/Genre: elevations; floor plans; architectural elements; structural elements;
- Materials: blueprints; ink on paper;
- Local Code: Coll. 209, 2-C-4-04
- Collection: Stevens Architects drawings and records collection
- Number of items in commission: 5
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Architectural drawing
- Passamaquoddy Bay Tidal Power Project
- Power resources--Maine- Passamaquoddy Bay
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