North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant

North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ 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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