American Cigar Company (Norfolk, Virginia)

American Cigar Company

American Cigar Company, September 2013
Location 1148 E. Princess Anne Rd., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates 36°51′21″N 76°16′15″W / 36.85583°N 76.27083°W / 36.85583; -76.27083Coordinates: 36°51′21″N 76°16′15″W / 36.85583°N 76.27083°W / 36.85583; -76.27083
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1903 (1903)
Architect Albert F. Huntt (attributed to)
Architectural style Early Commercial
NRHP Reference # 09000690[1]
VLR # 122-0658
Significant dates
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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 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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