{"id":82087,"date":"2022-09-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/?p=82087"},"modified":"2022-08-31T16:05:27","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T20:05:27","slug":"a-minimalist-restoration-of-teslas-and-westinghouses-pioneering-generating-station-powers-the-regions-largest-tourism-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retrofitmagazine.com\/a-minimalist-restoration-of-teslas-and-westinghouses-pioneering-generating-station-powers-the-regions-largest-tourism-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"A Minimalist Restoration of Tesla\u2019s and Westinghouse\u2019s Pioneering Generating Station Powers the Region\u2019s Largest Tourism Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Niagara Parks Power Station (NPPS) is a decommissioned hydroelectric power plant designed in monumental Romanesque Revival style. It opened in 1905 in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It is the world\u2019s only existing power plant of its age that is still complete in its original form and with all its original equipment intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC), an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tour- ism and Culture Industries, is responsible for preserving and enhancing the natural beauty and cultural heritage of Niagara Falls and the Niagara River corridor. NPC retained +VG Architects Ltd. as architect of record and contract administrator for the adaptive reuse of NPPS as an iconic, safe and accessible educational, entertainment and tourism attraction. The province provided a $25 million ($19 million U.S.) loan for the project. Construction began in 2019 and was completed in 2021. Work was done in accordance with Canadian Historic Places Standards and Guidelines for Historic Restoration<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n