West elevation, Roanoke Navigation Canal Power Houses, Weldon, North Carolina

Weldon Power Station (Weldon, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
West elevation, Roanoke Navigation Canal Power Houses, Weldon, North Carolina
Description:
21 of 21
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Powerhouses
Original Format:
Measured drawing
Extent:
scale: 3/16 in. = 1 ft.; 483mm x 610mm
Item identifier:
bh028721211
Delineator:
Freeman, Ben C. more info on Freeman, Ben C. 
Delineator:
Watkins, Harry C. more info on Watkins, Harry C. 
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural drawings
Elevations (architectural drawings)
Location:
Weldon (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
Historic Architecture Research. Project Records (UA110.041) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
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Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Weldon Power Station (Weldon, Halifax County, North Carolina)

Structural engineer:
more info on Fulton, Hamilton, -1834 
Built:
Community:
Weldon
State:
NC
Historical note:
Both the powerhouse and its mill are associated with the Roanoke Navigation Canal system, which was originally constructed to connect the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, though this was never fulfilled. Railroad competition thwarted the use of the canal, and it was not employed again until the 1890s, when it was reconstructed to generate power for the Weldon Corn Mill and other factories. The power house was constructed in 1901, in order to use the canal as an energy source. The canal associated with the powerhouses is considered one of the best examples of early nineteenth century canal construction in the nation and exists as built except for minor repairs.
Provenance note:
Roanoke Navigation and Water Power Company, first owner
Location:
Weldon (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Powerhouses

Landscape: Roanoke Navigation Canal (Roanoke Rapids and Weldon, Halifax County, North Carolina)

Engineer:
more info on Fulton, Hamilton, -1834 
Built:
Community:
Roanoke Rapids and Weldon
State:
North Carolina
Provenance note:
Roanoke Navigation and Water Power Company, first owner
Historical note:
The canal system was originally constructed to connect the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean, though this was never fulfilled. The canal and aqueduct were built from 1819 to 1823 by Hamilton Fulton. Railroad competition thwarted the use of the canal and it was not employed again until the 1890s when it was reconstructed to generate power for the Weldon Corn Mill and other factories. The canal associated with the powerhouses is considered one of the best examples of early nineteenth century canal construction in the nation and exists as built except for minor repairs. The canal is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Roanoke Rapids (N.C.)
Weldon (N.C.)
Subjects:
Canals
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places
External Resources:
Historic Weldon: Chockoyotte Aqueduct