Raleigh Electric Company Power House

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Raleigh Electric Company Power House
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Raleigh Electric Company Power House, September 2014
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Location513-515 W. Jones St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°46′56″N78°38′48″W / 35.78222°N 78.64667°W / 35.78222; -78.64667 Coordinates: 35°46′56″N78°38′48″W / 35.78222°N 78.64667°W / 35.78222; -78.64667
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
Architectural styleheavy industrial
NRHP reference No. 97001305 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1997

Raleigh Electric Company Power House, also known as the Carolina Power and Light Power House, is a historic power station located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It was built in 1910, and is a triparte, gable-front steel framed common bond brick building. It consists of two original two-story blocks and a one-story replacement block built in 1930. It was originally built to power Raleigh's electric street car system. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Brad Brewster (May 1997). "Raleigh Electric Company Power House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.