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

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
Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company Complex is located in New York
Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company Complex
Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company Complex is located in the United States
Paul Smith's Electric Light and Power and Railroad Company Complex
Location2 Main St., Saranac Lake, New York
Coordinates44°19′27″N 74°7′57″W / 44.32417°N 74.13250°W / 44.32417; -74.13250
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1908
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.87001898[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 1987

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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".