ARIZONA
Gila and Maricopa
Counties
THEODORE ROOSEVELT DAM NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRICT
Along the Salt River and shore of Lake Roosevelt in the vicinity of Theodore Roosevelt Dam
National Register 3/16/1998
The resources included in the Theodore Roosevelt Dam National Register District are significant for their association with the Salt River Project, one of the first irrigation projects undertaken by the Bureau of Reclamation following its creation in 1902. The district is comprised of twelve resources that are associated with the initial construction of Theodore Roosevelt Dam between 1903 and 1911. Eight of the properties are historic archaeologic al sites, three are buildings, and the other is Theodore Roosevelt Dam. Due to substantial alterations in recent years, the dam is a non-contributing property. Among the contributing resources are the Roosevelt Dam power plant , transformer house, administration building, remnants of major construction facilities, an Apache labor camp, and a cemetery.
Theodore Roosevelt Dam Under Construction, Transformer House in Foreground, 1909
Transformer House with Reconstructed Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Background, 1996
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