American Cigar Company (Norfolk, Virginia)

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Not to be confused with American Cigar Company (Trenton, New Jersey).
American Cigar Company
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American Cigar Company, September 2013
Location1148 E. Princess Anne Rd., Norfolk, Virginia
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1903 (1903)
ArchitectAlbert F. Huntt (attributed to)
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.09000690[1]
VLR No.122-0658
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 3, 2009
Designated VLRJune 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ 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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