Reading Municipal Light and Power Station

Reading Municipal Light and Power Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°31′5.6″N 71°6′3.5″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 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.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Reading, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for Reading Municipal Light and Power Station". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-16.

External links

• RMLD - History of Reading Municipal Light Department