# Toronto Power Generating Station > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Toronto_Power_Generating_Station > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Toronto_Power_Generating_Station.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Power_Generating_Station > Source revision: 1345501987 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Abandoned power plant in Canada}} {{For| other hydroelectric generating plants at Niagara Falls|List of Niagara Falls hydroelectric generating plants}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox historic site | name = Toronto Power Generating Station | image =Toronto_Power_Generating_Station_in_Niagara_Falls_-_082025.jpg | location = {{comma separated entries|1=|2=[Ontario](/source/Ontario)|3=Canada}} | nearest_city = [Niagara Falls](/source/Niagara_Falls%2C_Ontario) | beginning_label = Established | built = 1906 | original_use = [Hydro generating station](/source/Power_station) | current_use = None (vacant) | architect = [E. J. Lennox](/source/E._J._Lennox) | governing_body = [Niagara Parks Commission](/source/Niagara_Parks_Commission) | designation1 = National Historic Site of Canada | designation1_date = 1983 }} thumb|right|An early photograph of the station The '''Toronto Power Generating Station''' is a former [generating station](/source/Power_station) located along the [Niagara River](/source/Niagara_River) in [Niagara Falls, Ontario](/source/Niagara_Falls%2C_Ontario), Canada, slightly upstream from the newer [Rankine Generating Station](/source/Rankine_Generating_Station). Completed in 1906 in the [Beaux-Arts](/source/Beaux-Arts_architecture)-style, the station was designed by architect [E. J. Lennox](/source/E._J._Lennox) and was built by the Electrical Development Company of Ontario (owned by [William Mackenzie](/source/William_Mackenzie_(railway_entrepreneur)), [Frederic Thomas Nicholls](/source/Frederic_Thomas_Nicholls), and [Henry Mill Pellatt](/source/Henry_Mill_Pellatt)) under supervision of [Hugh L. Cooper](/source/Hugh_L._Cooper) to supply [hydro-electric power](/source/Hydroelectricity) to nearby [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto%2C_Ontario).{{cite web |url=https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=11954 |title=Toronto Power Generating Station |author= |date= |work=National Register of Historic Places |publisher= |accessdate=8 July 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.niagaraparks.com/group-tours/tour-guide-study.html |title=Group Tour Guide Study Guide - Toronto Power Generating Station |author=The [Niagara Parks Commission](/source/Niagara_Parks_Commission) |date= |publisher= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821105410/http://www.niagaraparks.com/group-tours/tour-guide-study.html |accessdate=8 July 2010|archive-date=2010-08-21 }} The plant is built on top of a deep wheel pit, with [turbines](/source/turbines) at the bottom of the pit, turning [generators](/source/Electric_generator) at the top by means of long vertical shafts. The water from the turbines runs out through a brick-lined [tailrace](/source/water_wheel) which eventually comes out at the base of the falls. In its prime, it had a generating capacity of {{convert|137500|hp}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.vanishingpoint.ca/toronto-power-tailrace |title=Journey Behind the Falls: The Toronto Power Company tailrace |author=Cook, Michael |date= |work=The Vanishing Point |publisher= |accessdate=8 July 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://nyfalls.com/niagara/niagara-falls-timeline.html |title=Niagara Falls Historical Timeline |author= |date= |work=nyfalls.com |publisher= |accessdate=8 July 2010}} The plant ceased operations on February 15, 1974, as [Ontario Hydro](/source/Ontario_Hydro) looked to make better use of the available water downriver at the [Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Power Stations](/source/Sir_Adam_Beck_Hydroelectric_Power_Stations) in [Queenston](/source/Queenston). In addition, the plant produced electricity at a frequency of [25 Hertz](/source/Utility_frequency), now largely unused.{{cite web |url=http://www.kiewit.com/projects/heavy-civil/toronto-ontario-generating-station.aspx |title=Toronto-Ontario Generating Station - Niagara Falls, ON |author=Kiewit |date= |work=Projects |publisher=Kiewit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927123734/http://www.kiewit.com/projects/heavy-civil/toronto-ontario-generating-station.aspx |accessdate=8 July 2010|archive-date=2011-09-27 }} The vacant plant was designated a [National Historic Site of Canada](/source/National_Historic_Site_of_Canada) in 1983, due to its importance in the development of business, industry and technology in Ontario, its status as the first wholly Canadian-owned hydro-electric facility at Niagara Falls, and the unusual application of Beaux-Arts design to an industrial plant.{{cite web |url=http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/lhn-nhs/det_E.asp?oqSID=0434&oqeName=Toronto+Power+Generating+Station&oqfName=Centrale+%E9lectrique+de+la+Toronto+Power |title=Toronto Power Generating Station |author= |date= |work=Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada |publisher=Parks Canada |accessdate=8 July 2010}} Ownership of the Toronto Power Generating Station was transferred to the [Niagara Parks Commission](/source/Niagara_Parks_Commission) in 2007. Structural assessments were subsequently undertaken in order to consider future [adaptive reuse](/source/adaptive_reuse) options for the facility. In its current empty state, the plant has been the subject of [urban exploration](/source/urban_exploration) activities.{{cite web |url=http://www.ntropy.us/2007/01/24/tpc/ |title=Toronto Power Company |author= |date= |work=NTROPY |publisher= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024055600/http://www.ntropy.us/2007/01/24/tpc/ |accessdate=8 July 2010|archive-date=2012-10-24 }} As a result of a 2021 procurement process, the commission announced in 2024 a partnership with venue management company Pearle Hospitality and condo developer Society Developments to develop the station into a luxury hotel. Under the station will remain in the hands of Niagara Parks with Pearle Hospitality as a tenant, with developers will provide the $200 million investment. The opening of the new hotel is scheduled for 2027.{{Cite news |last=Knight |first=Chris |date=29 November 2023 |title=Former Niagara Falls generating station to become $200M five-star hotel |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/former-niagara-falls-generating-station-to-become-200-million-five-star-hotel |access-date=24 November 2024 |work=The National Post}}{{Cite news |last=Jacques |first=Yannick |date=24 November 2024 |title=Une ancienne centrale hydroélectrique deviendra un hôtel 5 étoiles à Niagara Falls |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2122055/niagara-falls-las-vegas-nord-hotel-5-teoiles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125033404/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2122055/niagara-falls-las-vegas-nord-hotel-5-teoiles |language=fr|archive-date=25 November 2024 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=Radio-Canada}}{{Cite web |date=22 November 2024 |title=Ontario Supporting Tourism Growth in Niagara |url=https://www.niagaraparks.com/media-room/news/ontario-supporting-tourism-growth-in-niagara/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125031742/https://www.niagaraparks.com/media-room/news/ontario-supporting-tourism-growth-in-niagara/ |archive-date=25 November 2024 |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Niagara Parks Commission}}{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.societydevelopments.ca/about-us/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240717125800/http://societydevelopments.ca/about-us/ |archive-date=17 July 2024 |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Society Developments}} ==See also== * [Ontario Power Company Generating Station](/source/Ontario_Power_Company_Generating_Station) * [Rankine Generating Station](/source/Rankine_Generating_Station) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} {{Coord|43.071997|N|79.0737|W|display=title}} {{NHSC}} Category:National Historic Sites in Ontario Category:Buildings and structures in Niagara Falls, Ontario Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1913 Category:Beaux-Arts architecture in Canada Category:E. J. Lennox buildings Category:1913 establishments in Ontario Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Ontario --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Toronto Power Generating Station](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Power_Generating_Station) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Power_Generating_Station?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.