Built 1916 NRHP Reference # 85003470 Area 3,200 m² | Architect William Steele & Co. Opened 1916 Added to NRHP 31 October 1985 | |
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Location 421 N. 7th St. at Willow St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
The General Electric Switchgear Plant is a historic factory building located at 421 North 7th Street at Willow Street in the Callowhill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1916, and is a seven-story, seven bay by nine bay, reinforced concrete building with brick facing. It was designed by William Steele & Company for General Electric, which manufactured electric switchboard equipment there.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. A music venue, Electric Factory, occupies part of the building.
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