Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building

Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Location	Pavilion and Lafayette Avenues, Riverside Township, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°02′24″N74°57′34″W / 40.04000°N 74.95944°W / 40.04000; -74.95944 (Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building)
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1852 (1852)
NRHP reference No.	78001747 [1]
NJRHP No.	865 [2]
Significant dates
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

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

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#78001747)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "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.
3. Greiff, Constance M. (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building". National Park Service. With accompanying 3 photos
4. https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/riverside-nj-watch-case-pavilion-avenue-20240722.html

External links

• Media related to Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building at Wikimedia Commons