North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant

North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant
Location 2024 Riverside Dr., Woodfin, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°38′25″N 82°35′53″W / 35.64028°N 82.59806°W / 35.64028; -82.59806Coordinates: 35°38′25″N 82°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 # 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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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 2014-08-01.


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