Carolina Power and Light Company Car Barn and Automobile Garage explained

Carolina Power and Light Company Car Barn and Automobile Garage
Location:126 N. West St., Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.7822°N -78.6456°W
Architecture:Art Deco
Added:October 30, 1997
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:97001304

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brad Brewster . Carolina Power and Light Company Car Barn and Automobile Garage . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1997 . pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-06-01.