Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building
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| Location | Pavilion and Lafayette Avenues, Riverside Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°02′24″N 74°57′34″W / 40.04000°N 74.95944°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1852 |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001747[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 865[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | January 31, 1978 |
| Designated NJRHP | April 15, 1977 |
The Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building is located at Pavilion and Lafayette Avenues near the Riverside station in Riverside Township of Burlington County, New Jersey. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 1978, for its significance in architecture, industry, and entertainment.[3]
History
[edit]In 1852, Samuel Bechtold began constructing the oldest part of the building, the Pavilion Hotel. In 1892, Theophilus Zurbrugg, owner of the Philadelphia Watch Case Company, purchased it. In 1906, the company started construction of the larger building, completed in 1908.[3]
The company folded in the mid-1950s and the building was fully vacant by 1977. An engineering firm and the Riverside Historical Society had offices on the first floor later in the century but the building was again fully vacant by 2017.
In 2016, the building was purchased by Raphael Weiss for redevelopment. During construction, he falsified construction permits, pleading guilty in 2022. As of 2024, Sheharyar Shaikh had purchased the building and was proceeding with implementing redevelopment plans for conversion into a residential building approved by the township in 2021.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System – (#78001747)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Burlington County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 15.
- ^ a b Greiff, Constance M. (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building". National Park Service. With accompanying 3 photos
- ^ https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/riverside-nj-watch-case-pavilion-avenue-20240722.html
External links
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Media related to Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building at Wikimedia Commons
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- Riverside Township, New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Burlington County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Burlington County, New Jersey
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- Industrial buildings completed in 1852
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- 1852 establishments in New Jersey