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Rocky Mount Electric Power Plant
Rocky Mount Electric Power Plant, also known as Pearsall Machine Works, Inc., is a historic power station located at Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina. It was built in 1901 as a one-story brick facility and raised to its present height of two stories, and a rear addition was made as well, in 1920. It has a corrugated metal gable roof with parapet gable ends. The building housed a power plant until 1910.[2]
Rocky Mount Electric Power Plant | |
Front and eastern side | |
| Location | 217 Andrews St., Rocky Mount, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°56′11″N 77°48′2″W / 35.93639°N 77.80056°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1901, 1920 |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003494[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References Edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Beth Pearsall (April 1981). "Rocky Mount Electric Power Plant" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.