General Electric Switchgear Plant

Seventh and Willow Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Philadelphia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 31, 1985. NRIS 85003470.

1 contributing building.

From Wikipedia:

General Electric Switchgear Plant

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, Franklin Music Hall, occupies part of the building.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997316

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