Paddock Arcade | |
![]() Paddock Arcade | |
Location | Washington St. between Arsenal and Store Sts., Watertown, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°58′25″N 75°54′40.5″W / 43.97361°N 75.911250°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1850 |
Architect | Otis Wheelock |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 76001224[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 15, 1976 |
The Paddock Arcade is a 19th-century shopping mall located in Watertown, New York. Built in 1850, it is the second oldest covered shopping mall in the United States.[2] Since it has seen uninterrupted use after opening in 1850, it carries the distinction of being the country's oldest, continuously operating enclosed shopping mall.[3]: 3–5 The Paddock Arcade was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]