Waltham Watch Factory Historic District
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The Waltham Watch Factory Historic District is a preserved industrial complex in Waltham, Massachusetts, that once housed one of the nation’s pioneering and most influential watch manufacturing companies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waltham Watch Company factory | 1 |
| Waltham Watch Factory Historic District canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
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industrial complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial mill construction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American industrial revolution
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Waltham Watch Company ⓘ interchangeable parts manufacturing ⓘ mass production techniques ⓘ |
| builtFor | Waltham Watch Company ⓘ |
| city | Waltham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | adaptive reuse for commercial and residential purposes ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | 19th century ⓘ |
| eraOfSignificance |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| formerlyHoused | Waltham Watch Company ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial |
brick
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granite ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
clock tower
ⓘ
multi‑story factory buildings ⓘ riverfront mill buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic district ⓘ |
| industry | watch manufacturing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
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Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Waltham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Waltham, Massachusetts
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surface form:
downtown Waltham, Massachusetts
|
| locatedOn | south side of the Charles River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on global watchmaking industry
ⓘ
role in pioneering industrial watch production in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | industrial heritage of Waltham, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved industrial complex ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with the development of precision manufacturing techniques
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important site in the history of industrialized watchmaking ⓘ site of one of the earliest large‑scale watch manufacturing operations in the United States ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| transportationAccess | accessible via local roads in Waltham, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
manufacture of watches
ⓘ
precision instrument manufacturing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Waltham Watch Company factory