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North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant

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Built
  
1916 (1916)

Architectural style
  
Industrial

Opened
  
1916

Added to NRHP
  
25 June 1999

Architect
  
Waddell, Charles E.

NRHP Reference #
  
99000754

Area
  
8,000 m²

North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant

Location
  
2024 Riverside Dr., Woodfin, North Carolina

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.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant Wikipedia