National Register of Historic Places

Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building

Riverside, Burlington County, New Jersey
Listed
January 31, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78001747

About this property

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. 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. 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. National Register of Historic Places listings in Burlington County, New Jersey Media related to Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Riverside, Burlington County, New Jersey
40.04022, -74.95906

Categories

INDUSTRYENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Germantown
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When was Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building listed on the National Register?

Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 31, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building?

Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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