Reading Municipal Light and Power Station
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| Location | Reading, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′5″N 71°6′5″W / 42.51806°N 71.10139°WCoordinates: 42°31′5″N 71°6′5″W / 42.51806°N 71.10139°W |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | Abbott,George E. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| MPS | Reading MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
The Reading Municipal Light and Power Station is a historic municipal power station building at 226 Ash Street in Reading, Massachusetts. The single story brick building was built in 1894 after the town decided to build a municipal power station. The Romanesque style building was designed by George E. Abbott, and housed power generating equipment until 1925, when it was converted to housing power switching equipment.[2] It now houses municipal offices.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Reading, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Reading Municipal Light and Power Station". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
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