This
factory was originally built in Sag Harbor during the end
of the whaling industry. After a shift in fuel use from
blubber to fossil fuels the whaling industry began to shut
down. With many men eager for work and some who had money
to invest left over from the whaling days, Sag Harbor began
to sprout many factories.
Built in 1881, by the son
in law of a whaler, it would become the largest factory
in Sag Harbor. It was taken over by Bulova in 1936 and it
remained open until 100 years after it was originally built.
Pollutants found in the courtyard soil have kept it abandoned
since. Now with trees growing into the bricks and decay
all about, it lies in beauty. |