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Frequency Changing Station, 1421 E. Celesta

1421 E. Celesta Avenue

Historic Name/Common Name Frequency Changing Station
Date Built c. 1908
Architect/Builder Albert Held
Date Listed on the Spokane Register April 21, 1986
Date Listed on the National Register June 19, 1976
Historic District -
Neighborhood East Central

Statement of Significance

The Frequency Changing Station was an important part of an early electrical power and transportation conglomerate.  The station distributed power generated by the Inland Power Plant at Nine Mile Falls, which provided power for the Spokane and Inland Empire Railway system, a network that provided freight and passenger service along 250 miles of track radiating from Spokane south to the Palouse wheat district and east to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.  In addition, the plant supplied surplus power to small communities along the route.

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