Columbia Electric Street Railway, Light & Power Substation

Columbia Electric Street Railway, Light & Power Substation
Location Main and Laurel Sts., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°00′09″N 81°02′10″W / 34.00250°N 81.03611°W / 34.00250; -81.03611Coordinates: 34°00′09″N 81°02′10″W / 34.00250°N 81.03611°W / 34.00250; -81.03611
Area Less than one acre
Built 1900 (1900)
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference # 10001220[1]
Added to NRHP February 4, 2011

Columbia Electric Street Railway, Light & Power Substation is a historic power substation located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1900 with later additions and alterations, and is a two-story, Italian Renaissance Revival style red brick building. It features an arcade of rounded compound arches or archivolts. From 1900 until 1936, the building served as a power substation for the Columbia Electric Street Railway, Light & Power Company and its successors.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/31/11 through 2/04/11. National Park Service. 2011-02-11.
  2. Lee Durbetaki (December 2010). "Columbia Electric Street Railway, Light & Power Substation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "Columbia Electric Street Railway, Light and Power Substation Richland County (1337 Assembly St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.


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