Central Powerhouse

	Central Powerhouse
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Site of former Power House in 2014.
	Location within New York Location within the United States
Location	Jct. of Tracy Rd. and Powerhouse Rd., SE corner, Town of Moriah, Witherbee, New York
Coordinates	44°5′23″N 73°32′13″W / 44.08972°N 73.53694°W
Area	3.1 acres (1.3 ha)
Built	1902
Architectural style	Romanesque, Industrial
MPS	Moriah MPS
NRHP reference No.	95000591
Added to NRHP	June 1, 1995

Central Powerhouse, also known as the Town of Moriah Water Department Building, was a historic power station located at Witherbee in Essex County, New York, United States. It was built in 1902 and was a massive brick building with a steeply pitched gable roof. It consisted of a main block, four bays wide and seven bays long, with a two-stage, cast stone addition built in 1904–1905 as a transformer house and coal ash hopper. It was deeded to the Town of Moriah in 1962.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1] The building was demolished in 2001.

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ Linda Garofalini (February 1995). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Central Powerhouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 29, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] Linda Garofalini (February 1995). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Central Powerhouse. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 29, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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