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F. W. Woolworth Building (Watertown, New York)

Historic Building in Watertown, New York

F. W. Woolworth Building (Watertown, New York)

Historic Building in Watertown, New York

Woolworth Building, 2004

The Woolworth Building is a historic building in Watertown, New York. It is a contributing building in the Public Square Historic District. Plans for the Woolworth Building were begun in 1916 by Frank W. Woolworth, the founder of the Woolworth's chain of department stores. [[File:Woolworthsign2010.jpg|thumb|right|Entrance marker]]

History

Woolworth began his retail career at the Smith and Moore Dry Goods Store in Watertown in 1873. It was during his time here that he was given the idea of selling fixed price merchandise, which led him to create his successful chain of five and dime department stores in 1879. The Smith and Moore store later became a member of the Woolworth chain.

In 1916, Woolworth purchased the American Building in Watertown, which housed the store in which he began his career. Woolworth planned to demolish this structure, and build a grander building in its place.{{cite web |url-status=dead

Woolworth's Department Store occupied the building until 1971, when the store was moved into a modern facility. Many shops occupied the bottom floor of the building in the ensuing years, while the upper five floors remained occupied by various business offices.

Current status

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, the interior was in poor condition. Restoration work began in November 2013 and was expected to continue into 2015. As of early 2015 the restoration is complete and the building is occupied.

The ground floor is to remain commercial space.

References

References

  1. "Public Square Historic District". New York State Historic Preservation Office.
  2. "Watertown Herald 1916-April-June". Northern New York Library Network.
  3. "Watertown, NY Official Site Frank W. Woolworth". City of Watertown, NY.
  4. "JeffCo Wiki-Woolworth Building". Wikispaces.
  5. "Watertown Daily Times-Developer eyes downtown hotel". Watertown Daily Times.
  6. "Woolworth Building to Become Affordable Housing | WWNY TV 7 - News, Weather and Sports for | Local News".
  7. "Developers eager to revive Watertown Woolworth building".
  8. http://www.newzjunky.com/news2013/1120woolworth_building.htm {{Dead link. (February 2022)
  9. (20 November 2013). "Work begins soon to bring Watertown landmark back to life".
  10. "Watertown Daily Times {{!}} Woolworth Building project could start in December".
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