A. B. Hess Cigar Factory, and Warehouses is a historic cigar factory and tobacco warehouse complex located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The complex consist of four rectangular red brick buildings, three to five stories tall. They are the R. H. Brubaker Tobacco Warehouse including the Koenig & Co. Warehouse (c. 1880-1881), the Franklin H. Bare Tobacco Warehouse (c. 1880-1881), and the A. B. Hess Cigar Factory (c. 1905-1908).[2] The buildings have been converted to residential use.
A. B. Hess Cigar Factory, and Warehouses | |
 A. B. Hess Cigar Factory, April 2010 | |
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| Location | 231 N. Shippen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′38″N 76°17′57″W / 40.04389°N 76.29917°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1880-1881, c. 1905-1908 |
| Part of | North Shippen–Tobacco Avenue Historic District (ID90001402) |
| MPS | Tobacco Buildings in Lancaster City MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003792[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | August 24, 1982 |
| Designated CP | September 21, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. They are located in the North Shippen-Tobacco Avenue Historic District.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved February 25, 2012. Note: This includes John J. Snyder Jr. (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: A. B. Hess Cigar Factory, and Warehouses" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2012.