#PHILADELPHIA WATCH CASE COMPANY 7083515 WINDOWS#
Spaces between the windows are ornamented with carved squares and grotesques. The tower has an elaborately framed clock on each side and a lavishly decorated mansard roof.
I found an excellent narrative: Completed in early 1908, the building is dominated by the 7-story office building, with an 8-story tower at the corner. There is a local architectural firm who was hired to recommend preservation steps to insure the building doesn't completely end up in ruin. It was pretty awful and difficult to shoot photos. When I visited on February 25, 2012, the wind was blowing in at abut 35 mph. I think one of the reason is the constant wind whipping in off of the Delaware. Unfortunately, the building is kind of beat up and crumbling here and there. The building has all kinds of frieze work and has something interesting in every nook and cranny. The Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building is composed of a mixture of brick, reinforced concrete, and glazed terra cotta, and is constructed with reinforced concrete columns, girders, and thick slabs. Their contact information can be found HERE. If interested in the history of Riverside, please contact them to set-up an appointment. HERE The office, archives, and museum are open by appointment only. The Riverside Historical Society's Museum and Archives are on the second floor of the building and offer a ticket to the past with its vast, one-of-a-kind collection of antiques, artifacts, photos, and information. The building is so expansive and tall, every other structure is simply dwarfed by the sheer magnitude of the tower as they were cooled by this beast's shadow this late afternoon.Ī part of the building is still used today. The building is featured on the town's historical society page as well as the town's home page. I have been passing this giant building and clock tower for years but never bothered to investigate it until I started to Waymark with seriousness. To look at it makes one think they have traveled back to 18th century London it just has that kind of feel. It is the most recognizable building on our side of the Delaware River. One look at this dinosaur and it's pretty obvious it is a historical site. The clock tower face is loaded with frieze art as well. I saw some weird scary faces, ornate designs and other symbols of prosperity typical of such architecture of the time. All over the outside of the building are interesting examples of frieze art. The building’s clock tower has since become a Riverside landmark. This was during an era where every man carried a pocket watch I remember my grandfather had one of those. Once upon a time, Riverside once housed the world's largest watch case manufacturer, doing business around the globe from the Philadelphia Watch Case Company Building.
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