William C Sharpless was a partner in Sharpless and Watts, notable agents and importers of fine tile. Headquartered in Philadelphia they had a showroom at 1522 Chestnut St (demolished) and a factory at 1520-22 Sansom Street (demolished). Sharpless and Watts also arranged and installed interior tile designs for many banking and commercial buildings in Philedelphia's Center City. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1876/07/00 | Sharpless and Watts win a Medal for Progress at Philadelphia Centennial. | Exhibitor | Memorial Hall | Philadelphia, PA | Centennial Exposition | ||
| 1885/09/15 | Sharpless and Watt win a Silver and a Diploma from the Franklin Institute for their display at the Novelties Exhibition, Philadelphia, which open 15 September 1885. | Work | Philadelphia History Museum | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1886/00/00 | Sharpless House is built with Wissahickon schist in the Queen Anne-style for William Sharpless, a tile importer. It features Sharpless and Watts tiles on the interior, decorative quoining, gable and hipped rooflines and terra cotta details. | Home | William C Sharpless House | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1902/00/00 | Sharpless and Watts lay ceramic-tile floors and install a 5'-high classical motif glazed-tile wainscot in the Grand Banqueting Hall of the Philadelphia Masonic Temple. | Work | Masonic Temple | Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 1927/00/00 | Drexel and Company Building is completed with tiling by Sharpless and Watt and iron work from Samual Yellin. It remains a memorial to E T Stotesbury who was know for his luxurious living and working environs. | Work | Drexel and Company Building | Philadelphia, PA |
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