American Cigar Company (Norfolk, Virginia)
Not to be confused with American Cigar Company (Trenton, New Jersey).
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American Cigar Company | |
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American Cigar Company, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 1148 E. Princess Anne Rd., Norfolk, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°51′21″N 76°16′15″W / 36.85583°N 76.27083°WCoordinates: 36°51′21″N 76°16′15″W / 36.85583°N 76.27083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1903 |
| Architect | Albert F. Huntt (attributed to) |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| NRHP Reference # | 09000690[1] |
| VLR # | 122-0658 |
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| Added to NRHP | September 3, 2009 |
| Designated VLR | June 18, 2009[2] |
American Cigar Company are two historic cigar factory buildings located at Norfolk, Virginia. The buildings were built about 1903 and consist of a stemmery and the boiler room. Albert F. Huntt is credited as the architect. The American Cigar Co. was created in 1901 as a subsidiary of the American Tobacco Company.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
The stemmery is a four-story, rectangular brick building on a concrete foundation. It has a flat roof and corbelled cornice. The boiler room building is a two-story, three-bay, brick building on a brick foundation.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Sarah McPhail & Marcus Pollard (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: American Cigar Company" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos
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