Reading Municipal Light and Power Station

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.

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

See also

• United States portal
• Energy portal

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