Welch Factory Building No. 1 is a historic grape juice factory located at Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. It was built in 1897 and expanded in 1899 and 1903, to be an 8-bay wide, 10-bay deep rectangular building. It is the oldest extant structure associated with the Welch's company.[2]
Welch Factory Building No. 1 | |
 Welch Factory Building No. 1, June 2012 | |
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| Location | 101 N. Portage St., Westfield, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°19′35″N 79°34′55″W / 42.32639°N 79.58194°W |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architect | Sutherland |
| MPS | Westfield Village MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001658[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 1983 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
The plant was built by Charles E. Welch and is only 17 miles from the current Welch's facility in North East, PA. Dr. Welch opened the plant in Chautauqua County, the largest grape growing county outside of California. [3] The plant was built along a spur of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad and is still located near a rail line for Conrail\CSX, though no longer having rail access. [4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mari Runfola (February 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Welch Factory Building No. 1". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "Where We Work". Welch's corporate site. 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
Westfield is where Dr. Welch built the first plant back in 1897. This plant, located only 17 miles away from the North East plant, is in Chautauqua County – the largest grape growing county outside of California. Primarily a juice storage and processing facility, this location has employees who service Welch's bulk concentrate customers. Explore Lake Erie vineyards, see the historic Barcelona lighthouse or visit quaint B&Bs.
- ^ "100 North Portage Street/Westfield, NY 14787/Town of Westfield/The Welch Grape Juice Plant". app.chautauquacounty.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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