North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant

2024 Riverside Dr., Woodfin, North Carolina. County/parish: Buncombe.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 25, 1999. NRIS 99000754.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Elk Mountain Steam Generating Plant

From Wikipedia:

North Carolina Electrical Power Company Electric Generating Plant

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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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47719226