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Steampunk Style
Mission Revival meets Tesla’s mad science in the Powerhouse
The Durango Discovery Museum is housed in the Powerhouse, circa 1893. The building is the first example of Mission-style architecture in a commercial project outside of California.
Imagine Nikola Tesla making the trip down to Durango from his lab in Colorado Springs to advise and consult on the controversial steam-powered AC electric plant built and operated here by the intrepid founders of Durango Light & Power Company.
Rumors from that time abound to this day: Was the “War of the Currents” a mere marketing ploy? Were Tesla and Edison arch enemies or secret friends? Come help solve the many mysteries of this historic site. And take a picture or 10 beside the massive turbines and boilers—these relics of our retro-futuristic past—preserved inside our new interactive science center.
Check our calendar for upcoming tech pubs and electric shows
featuring our resident Steam Era experts
and Steampunk aficionados. And join our free enews for updates on an upcoming Steampunk Festival in Durango.
Read more about it: "Tesla was here?"
