Central Powerhouse


Central Powerhouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Site of former Power House in 2014.
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Location	Jct. of Tracy Rd. and Powerhouse Rd., SE corner, Town of Moriah, Witherbee, New York
Coordinates	44°5′23″N 73°32′13″W / 44.08972°N 73.53694°W / 44.08972; -73.53694Coordinates: 44°5′23″N 73°32′13″W / 44.08972°N 73.53694°W / 44.08972; -73.53694
Area	3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built	1902
Architectural style	Romanesque, Industrial
MPS	Moriah MPS
NRHP Reference #	95000591^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 1, 1995

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.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1] The building was demolished in 2001.

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Linda Garofalini (February 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Central Powerhouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".

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