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North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant

Coordinates: 35°38′25″N 82°35′53″W / 35.64028°N 82.59806°W / 35.64028; -82.59806
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North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant
North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant is located in North Carolina
North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant
North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant is located in the United States
North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant
Location2024 Riverside Dr., Woodfin, North Carolina
Coordinates35°38′25″N 82°35′53″W / 35.64028°N 82.59806°W / 35.64028; -82.59806
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1916 (1916)
ArchitectWaddell, Charles E.
Architectural styleIndustrial
NRHP reference No.99000754[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.