Carolina Power and Light Company Car Barn and Automobile Garage
Carolina Power and Light Company Car Barn and Automobile Garage | |
 Carolina Power and Light Company Car Barn and Automobile Garage, September 2014 | |
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| Location | 126 N. West St., Raleigh, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°46′56″N 78°38′44″W / 35.78222°N 78.64556°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 97001304[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1997 |
Carolina Power and Light Company Car Barn and Automobile Garage is a historic streetcar barn and automobile repair shop located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It built in 1925 and is a one-story, rectangular brick building in the Art Deco style. It measures 210 feet and 6 inches in length and 59 feet and 7 inches in width and features terra cotta ornamentation. The building was originally built to house the Carolina Power and Light Company's electric streetcars and buses and was converted to automotive and service vehicle storage in the 1940s.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Brad Brewster (May 1997). "Carolina Power and Light Company Car Barn and Automobile Garage" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
Categories:
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- Art Deco architecture in North Carolina
- Commercial buildings completed in 1925
- Buildings and structures in Raleigh, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Raleigh, North Carolina
- Raleigh, North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
- Raleigh, North Carolina building and structure stubs