Raleigh Electric Company Power House

Raleigh Electric Company Power House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Raleigh Electric Company Power House, September 2014
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Location	513-515 W. Jones St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°46′56″N78°38′48″W / 35.78222°N 78.64667°W / 35.78222; -78.64667
Area	less than one acre
Built	1910 (1910)
Architectural style	heavy industrial
NRHP reference No.	97001305 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 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]

References

1. "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 June 1, 2015.