The Reading Municipal Light and Power Station is a historic municipal power station building at 226 Ash Street in Reading, Massachusetts. The single-story brick building was built in 1894 after the town decided to build a municipal power station. The Romanesque style building was designed by George E. Abbott, and housed power generating equipment until 1925, when it was converted to housing power switching equipment.[2] It now houses municipal offices.
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| Location | Reading, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°31′5.6″N 71°6′3.5″W / 42.518222°N 71.100972°W |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | Abbott, George E. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| MPS | Reading MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002811 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Reading Municipal Light and Power Station". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
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