Brentan Harris- Elbert Hubbard Blog 4 The Power House

Constructed between 1909-10 and costing $20,000. Provided electricity and heat to the campus through an underground piping system. It contained two high-speed engines, 300 horse power generators, boilers, smoke-consuming stokers, and the second floor housed a variety of Roycroft groups. Groups such as the baseball team, the orchestra, and the local drama club. In February 1997 the building caught fire, and in 2004 lost two exterior walls. A complete reconstruction began in 2010 and was completed in 2012. The building is now a multi-purpose center containing the visitor center and space for meetings or classes.

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