General Electric Switchgear Plant | |
Location: | 421 N. 7th St. at Willow St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates: | 39.9586°N -75.1503°W |
Built: | 1916 |
Architect: | William Steele & Co. |
Added: | October 31, 1985 |
Area: | 0.8acres |
Refnum: | 85003470 |
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.[1]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. A music venue, Franklin Music Hall, occupies part of the building.[2]