Kingston Powerhouse

Kingston Powerhouse

Interior now used as a glass works in June 2015

The Kingston Powerhouse is a disused power plant in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Kingston, Australian Capital Territory.

It was designed by John Smith Murdoch and constructed from 1913-1915, when the planned city of Canberra came into being. It was the first permanent public building in Canberra. It was closed in 1929, but reactivated for periods between 1936 and 1942 and between 1948 and 1957. The Fitters’ Workshop, the second permanent public building, is also in the precinct. The siren and whistle, which signalled times to Government outdoor workers in south Canberra for many years is included in the listing. It is now listed by the ACT Heritage Council.^[1]

It was later converted and now houses the Canberra Glassworks.^[2]

Notes

↑ "20048. Kingston Powerhouse Historic Precinct (Entry to the ACT Heritage Register)" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
↑ "Canberra Glassworks celebrates first birthday". ABC News. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

Locations near Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra

East Basin	Canberra Glassworks Kingston Foreshores Redevelopment Kingston Powerhouse

Central Basin	Commonwealth Park ANZAC Parade National Carillon on Aspen Island National Gallery of Australia High Court of Australia National Portrait Gallery Commonwealth Place Questacon National Library of Australia Australians of the Year Walk Reconciliation Place

West Basin	Albert Hall Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Hotel Canberra Lennox Gardens National Museum of Australia Royal Canberra Hospital Royal Canberra Hospital implosion

West Lake	Spinnaker Island Springbank Island Black Mountain Peninsula Glenloch Interchange Yarramundi Reach Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum National Arboretum Canberra Scrivener Dam Government House Royal Canberra Golf Club Weston Park Canberra Yacht Club

Coordinates: 35°18′40″S 149°08′35″E / 35.311°S 149.143°E / -35.311; 149.143

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