North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant

North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	2024 Riverside Dr., Woodfin, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°38′25″N82°35′53″W / 35.64028°N 82.59806°W / 35.64028; -82.59806
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1916 (1916)
Architect	Waddell, Charles E.
Architectural style	Industrial
NRHP reference No.	99000754 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1999

North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant, also known as Elk Mountain Steam Generating Plant, is a historic power station located at Woodfin, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It was built in 1916, and is a tall one-story, rectangular brick and concrete building. It measures 78 feet wide and 165 feet long. It features a 250 foot tall original brick smokestack. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Sybil Argintar Bowers (February 1999). "North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014.