Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company Complex is a national historic district located at Saranac Lake in Franklin County, New York. It contains two contributing buildings (a powerhouse and an office building) and two contributing structures (a dam and a bridge). The powerhouse was built in 1908-1909 and is a one-story, single room brick building on a stone foundation measuring 40 feet by 55 feet. The office building was built in 1927 and is a three-story steel and masonry building with a terra cotta exterior. It is three bays wide by four bays deep. The Main Street Bridge is a concrete slab bridge built between 1924 and 1931. The Lake Flower Dam and Power Flume was built between 1936 and 1938 with Works Progress Administration assistance.[2]
Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company Complex | |
 Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company office building, September 2008 | |
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| Location | 2 Main St., Saranac Lake, New York |
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| Coordinates | 44°19′27″N 74°7′57″W / 44.32417°N 74.13250°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001898[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 2, 1987 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mary B. Hotaling (September 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 24, 2010. See also: "Accompanying 12 photos".