Paddock Arcade | |
 Paddock Arcade | |
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| 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]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Semento, Kristen. "The Paddock Arcade - The Oldest Continually-operated Mall in America". UpstateHistorical. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Junia Fitch and Cornelia E. Brooke (October 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Paddock Arcade" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs