The Ajax Metal Company Plant is a historic metal factory in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia. It was owned by the Ajax Metal Company, which smelted and refined brass and bronze at the plant. It is made up of seven sections built from 1907 to 1951.[2]
Ajax Metal Company Plant | |
Location | 46 Richmond St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°59′59″N 75°8′10″W / 39.99972°N 75.13611°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1907, 1908, 1910, 1931, 1944 |
Architect | M. Ward Easby, Inc. |
Architectural style | Italianate, Commercial, Art Deco |
NRHP reference No. | 14000470[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 30, 2014 |
The building has since became part of The Fillmore.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP registration form" (PDF). National Park Service.
- ^ "Defunct Fishtown factory to become Live Nation music venue". April 16, 2015.