Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse
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Forney Transportation Museum (Denver Tramway Company Powerhouse)
1901, Stearns Rogers Co. 1416 Platte St.
This Neoclassical temple of technology bordering Confluence Park has red brick walls with roundel windows and corbeled arches. It housed the coal-fed power plant that generated electricity to move Denver's trolleys. Appropriately, the rejuvenated Platte Valley Trolley (1989, Denver Rail Heritage Society), starts here at 15th Street and Confluence Park for a trip to the Zang Brewery site, the Children's Museum, and Mile High Stadium.
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