Seneca Glass Company Building
The Seneca Glass Company Building is a historic factory in Morgantown, West Virginia built in the late 1800s that spreads across approximately 2.7 acres. The complex contains several connected work areas including a separate Needle Etching Room linked by a bridge, along with grinding, glazing, and cutting sections, all joined by internal doors and passageways.
The building was constructed around the turn of the 20th century and suffered a fire in 1902 that led to reconstruction of a new two-story section. A major addition was built in 1947, and the factory operated until 1983 before being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
The factory served as a center of craftsmanship in Morgantown for many decades, employing skilled workers who practiced traditional glassmaking methods. The building was woven into the daily life of the community and represented the town's manufacturing identity.
The building sits on Beechurst Avenue between Sixth and Eighth Streets in Morgantown and is easy to spot by its large brick structure and distinctive chimney rising about 36 feet above the roof. Visitors can walk through the property to see the industrial architecture and equipment layout from earlier manufacturing methods.
The complex preserves its original machinery from the founding era, including old glass melting and shaping equipment that operated for over 80 years. Photographs from the 1960s document this equipment still in place and show the factory's size and layout before later restoration efforts.
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