United Engineering Company Shipyard, Electrical Services & Switching Station, 2900 Main Street, Alameda, Alameda County, CA

Field notes with main record CA-295

Significance: The electrical services and switching station is a contributing structure in the United Engineering Company Shipyard historic district that has been determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The United Engineering Company Shipyard, established in 1941 to build and repair ships for the U.S. Navy, is the last surviving of several large World War II shipyards in Alameda. United Engineering built 21 tugboats and repaired hundreds of ships during the war. The facility was one of the largest employers in Alameda and played an important economic and social role in the city. As the entry point for electric power, this building served an essential function in the operation of heavy machinery at the shipyard.

Survey number: HAER CA-295-G

Building/structure dates: 1945 Initial Construction

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