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NCSU Smokestack and Yarborough Steam Plant, rear view

NC State College Smokestack (Raleigh, N.C.)
Yarborough Steam Plant, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Building: North Carolina State College Smokestack (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Community:
Raleigh
State:
North Carolina

Building: North Carolina State University, Louis Thompson Yarborough Steam Plant (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect-engineer:
more info on Sirrine, Joseph Emory, 1872-1947 
Architect-engineer:
more info on J.E. Sirrine Company 
Built:
Street:
NC State University Campus
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
27607
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Steam power plants
Latitude, Longitude:
35.784401, -78.667397