{"nrhp_refnum":"93001389","name":"New Richmond Water Works and Electric Station","other_names":["Cle-457-10"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"701 Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Richmond","county":"Clermont County","state":"OH","lat":38.94515083400006,"lon":-84.27747147699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-12-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-and-one-half story brick power and pumping plant at 701 Washington Street in New Richmond, Clermont County, Ohio, beside the Ohio River. It was built in 1899 as the village's water works and electric station.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion A in the area of Industry. For over eighty years the plant supplied vital utility services to the village. It provided both electricity and public water from 1899 to 1924, and was one of the first such facilities in the region. After 1924 it supplied water only, until 1983.","narrative":"Built in 1899 on the bank of the Ohio River, this brick plant brought electric street lighting and a public water supply to the village of New Richmond, Ohio. The building is a rectangular one-and-one-half story structure with a limestone foundation, a slate hip roof and a vaulted central room. A stone plaque on the front gives the name and the year. Village voters approved a $30,000 bond issue in 1898, and the arc lamps were first lit on August 7, 1899. Local electric production ended in 1924, when a regional power company took over, but the plant kept pumping water. In 1926 two wings were added to house deep wells, after officials chose to stop drawing from the river. The building survived the 1937 flood and operated until a new water works opened in 1983. It is recognized for its role in local industry and public utilities.","period_of_significance":"1899-1943","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"No Style","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"The plant ceased operation in 1983 when a new water works was built. The form lists the current function as work in progress.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:07.427711-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/93001389.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987156","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/clermont-county/new-richmond-water-works-and-electric-station-93001389/"}