Building 17, RCA Victor Company, Camden Plant
- Also Known As: Cabinet Factory also Nipper Building
- Address: 17 Market St
- Neighborhood of Cooper-Grant, Camden in Camden, NJ
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| Ballinger and Perrot | Architect | |||||
| Eldridge Reeves Johnson | Work | |||||
| 1909/00/00 | Victor Talking Machine Company | Headquarters | ||||
| 1920/08/23 | Paul Whiteman | Bandleader | The Victor Talking Machine Company records "Whispering" by Paul Whiteman and his Ambassador Orchestra at the Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey. | |||
| 1931/00/00 | Radio Corporation of America | Inventor | The RCA Victor Division invents Vitrolac for use with radio transcription discs. Vitrolac, or Victrolac, is a vinyl that is not as brittle or as hard as the common shellac disc. | Invention of Vinyl Phonograph Record | ||
| 1932/00/00 | Radio Corporation of America | Inventor | RCA Victor develops an improved type of phonograph record on Vitrolac disc that provides a 30 minute recording created by slowing down the turn-table speed from 78 to 33.3 rpm. Fidelity is improved by almost doubling the number of grooves. | Invention of Vinyl Phonograph Record | ||
| 1932/02/00 | Radio Corporation of America | Inventor | Capable of running for a full half-hour, the new long-playing record reproduces entire symphonies and vaudeville and musical comedy acts with-out the necessity of changing the discs. - Modern Mechanics | Invention of Vinyl Phonograph Record |
| Particulars for Building 17, RCA Victor Company, Camden Plant: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Communications |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Historic Use | Manufacturing facility |
| Area Of Significance | Music |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Owner | Private |
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