North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant
North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant | |
| Location | 2024 Riverside Dr., Woodfin, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°38′25″N 82°35′53″W / 35.64028°N 82.59806°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.