The former power station on the corner of Grenfell Street and East Terrace eas built for the Electric Light and Traction Co. at a cost of £8650, and opened in 1901.

In 1904 the Adelaide Electric Supply Co. took over and was supplying all of Adelaide’s electricity three years later. Power was generated from this site until the early 1920’s when the Osborne Power Station was constructed.

The building fronting Grenfell Street was renovated as the Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute which opened in 1989.

Adelaide Then and Now –Adam Lee/Bernard Whimpress (Axiom Australia)