Central Powerhouse

Jct. of Tracy Rd. and New Bed Rd., SE corner, Town of Moriah, Witherbee, New York. County/parish: Essex.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 01, 1995. NRIS 95000591.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Town of Moriah Water Department Building

From Wikipedia:

Central Powerhouse

Central Powerhouse, also known as the Town of Moriah Water Department Building, was a historic power station located at Witherbee in Essex County, New York, United States. It was built in 1902 and was a massive brick building with a steeply pitched gable roof. It consisted of a main block, four bays wide and seven bays long, with a two-stage, cast stone addition built in 1904–1905 as a transformer house and coal ash hopper. It was deeded to the Town of Moriah in 1962.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The building was demolished in 2001.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312948

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