O'Hara Waltham Dial factory

O'Hara Waltham Dial Company
Location 74 Rumford Ave., Waltham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′34″N 71°14′36.4″W / 42.35944°N 71.243444°WCoordinates: 42°21′34″N 71°14′36.4″W / 42.35944°N 71.243444°W
Built 1897
Governing body Private
MPS Waltham MRA
NRHP Reference #

89001533

[1]
Added to NRHP September 28, 1989

The O'Hara Waltham Dial Company is a historic factory building at 74 Rumford Avenue in Waltham, Massachusetts. The three story brick structure was built in 1897 by Daniel O'Hara, and housed his company, a spinoff from the Waltham Watch Company which specialized in the manufacture of a variety of clock faces. The building has distinctive corner towers with panelled brick surfaces, although these are a later (early 1900s) addition. O'Hara's company operated until the late 1950s; the facility was then used in the manufacture of traffic signals and luggage.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. "NRHP nomination for O'Hara Waltham Dial Company". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-29.