Stained Glass "Nipper" - Camden, NJ
N 39° 56.818 W 075° 07.640
18S E 489122 N 4421878
Constructed between 1909 and 1916, the structure was home to the RCA Victor Company beginning in 1919 and was known as the "Nipper" building, after its tower's stained-glass images of the terrier in the Radio Corporation of America's logo.
Waymark Code: WM5QXE
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2009
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This last remaining Nipper Building has been completely rennovated and features a bar/cafe on its bottom floor as well as some businesses and has new condo units on the upper floors offering a great view of the Philadelphia skyline. This particular roadside attraction is as about roadside as one can get. Just look up and you will see it.
The stained glass tower rises a hundred feet or so in the air at the very front center of the building, high atop Camden. I am not sure if the stained glass is still undergoing renovation but the west side is missing a pane of glass and the other side (east end) is fully intact. Both of the stained glass depict Nipper peering into an old fashioned Victrola. Beneath this is the caption "His Master's Voice". They are beautiful and colorful and hopefully the west end Nipper will have its missing pane replaced.
I found an article HERE which speaks of NJEDA Environmental Remediation Grants to restore the building. The article states ""For decades the Nipper Building was an RCA manufacturing facility and a landmark in Camden," said Anthony R. Coscia, chairman of the NJEDA. "The building is famed for the stained glass window at the top depicting the old RCA logo of Nipper the dog listening to a phonograph". This grant is an important element in the decision to restore the Nipper Building and plans to convert it to condominiums as part of the revitalization of the Camden waterfront." (Source already referenced)
The posted coordinates are for the entrance which is on Market Street. The entrance is directly under the stained glass tower.