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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1931/03/11 Six Companies Inc Architect Bureau of Reclamation opens bids for the construction of Boulder (Hoover) Dam and Power Plant, is awarded to Six Companies for a bid of $48,890,995
1933/06/06 First trapezoidal column of concrete is poured at Hoover Dam, ultimately usin 5 million barrels of Portland cement and 4.5 million cubic yards of aggregate
1935/00/00 Oskar J W Hansen Sculptor Oskar J W Hansen's ornamental elevator tower panels, plaque commemorating the 96 men who officially died during the construction and Winged Figures of the Republic monument are installed at Hoover Dam
1935/00/00 Consulting artist Allen Tupper True decorates the walls and floors of Hoover Dam in Navajo and Pueblo motifs.
1935/00/00 Gordon B Kaufmann Architect Supervising architect to the Bureau of Reclamation, Gordon B Kaufmann, redesigns the exteriors of Hoover Dam.
1935/09/30 Harold LeClair Ickes Work President Franklin Roosevelt dedicates Hoover Dam
1935/09/30 Franklin D Roosevelt Dignitary President Franklin Roosevelt dedicates Hoover Dam

Data »

Particulars for Hoover Dam:
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Architectural Style Art Deco
Area of Significance Commerce
Structure Type Dam
Historic Use Energy facility
Area of Significance Engineering
Owner Federal
Criteria Historic Event
Level of Significance National
Art Type Sculpture
Sight Category Structure
Historic Use Water Works



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 8th April 1981

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Hoover Dam
Registry Address: E of Las Vegas on U.S. 93
Registry Number: 81000382
Resource Type: Structure
Owner: Federal
Architect: Six Companies,Inc.
Architectural Style: Art deco
Area in Acres: 220
Non-Contributing Buildings: 1
Contributing Structures: 1
Contributing Objects: 1
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, Additional documentation
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Engineering, Commerce
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Event
Period of Significance: 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1933, 1935
Historic Function: Industry, processing, extraction
Historic Sub-Function: Energy facility, Water works
Current Function: Industry, processing, extraction
Current Sub-Function: Energy facility Water works

Creative Works »

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Hoover Dam: An American Adventure Book Setting

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