Ajax Metal Company Plant Explained

Ajax Metal Company Plant
Location:46 Richmond St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9997°N -75.1361°W
Built:1907, 1908, 1910, 1931, 1944
Architect:M. Ward Easby, Inc.
Architecture:Italianate, Commercial, Art Deco
Added:July 30, 2014
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:14000470

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.[1]

The building has since became part of The Fillmore.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP registration form. National Park Service.
  2. Web site: Defunct Fishtown factory to become Live Nation music venue. 16 April 2015 .