Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company Complex explained

Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company Complex
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Location:2 Main St., Saranac Lake, New York
Coordinates:44.3242°N -74.1325°W
Built:1908
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:November 2, 1987
Refnum:87001898

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company Complex. September 1987. 2010-08-24 . Mary B. Hotaling. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 12 photos.