Raleigh Electric Company Power House | |
![]() Raleigh Electric Company Power House, September 2014 | |
Location | 513-515 W. Jones St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°46′56″N 78°38′48″W / 35.78222°N 78.64667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1910 |
Architectural style | heavy industrial |
NRHP reference No. | 97001305 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 30, 1997 |
Raleigh Electric Company Power House, also known as the Carolina Power and Light Power House, is a historic power station located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It was built in 1910, and is a triparte, gable-front steel framed common bond brick building. It consists of two original two-story blocks and a one-story replacement block built in 1930. It was originally built to power Raleigh's electric street car system. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1]