title: Paddock Arcade
text: The Paddock Arcade is a 19th-century shopping mall located in Watertown, New York. Built in 1850, it is the second oldest covered shopping mall and the oldest continuously running enclosed shopping mall in the United States. Since it has seen uninterrupted use since it opened in 1850, it carries the distinction of being the country's oldest, continuously operating covered shopping mall. The Paddock Arcade was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
  
  Location and architecture 
  
  At No. 1 Public Square, the arcade remains the benchmark structure in Watertown's historic downtown district. The structure runs perpendicular to the adjoining Paddock Building. The arcade was built in the Gothic style, topped with a glass roof that allowed daylight to filter through. The Paddock Building contains a 19th-century Italianate facade.
  
  History 
  
  The arcade was built by Watertown native Loveland Paddock and designed by architect Otis Wheelock.  It was based on similar arcades built during that era in the United States and Europe.  Shops occupied the bottom floor, while the upper floors were used for office space.
  
  In about 1916, a large section of the Paddock Building was demolished to make way for the six-story Woolworth Building. In the 1920s, arcade owners put forth a major redesign of the arcade, eschewing its original Gothic interior with a more modern design, which included the installation of the current translucent, steel-and-wire-glass dropped ceiling between its second and third stories. This ceiling still allowed light to filter in from the arcade's glass roof.
  
  Today 
  
  The arcade still functions as a shopping and business center in Watertown's downtown district. In recent years, structural and aesthetic improvements, coupled with new businesses are helping to guarantee the arcade's future. The arcade is the current (2013) home to Europe Cakes, Johnny D's Casual Dining, Paddock Club Tavern, Steve Weed Productions, The Village Peddler bicycle shop, Paddock Antiques, Satyana Yoga, Beauty Bar, Vito Gourmet, Bova Photography. In 2007, it was announced that the arcade would be host to Watertown's popular farmers' market for its extended fall season.
  
  See also 
   Public Square (Watertown, New York)
   Italianate architecture
   Gothic Revival architecture
   Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
   Cleveland arcade
   Westminster Arcade, the oldest enclosed shopping mall in the United States
  
  References
  
  External links
  
    City of Watertown 
   Otis Wheelock
   Watertown Downtown Business Association
   Official Website National Register of Historic Places
   Farmers Market Moves To Arcade
  
  Shopping malls established in 1850
  Shopping malls in New York (state)
  Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
  Tourist attractions in Jefferson County, New York
  Shopping arcades in the United States
  National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, New York
  National Register of Historic Places in Watertown, New York