B. F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse

The B.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse, also known as the P. Lorillard Company Tobacco Warehouse, is an historic tobacco warehouse which is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

B.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse
B.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse, October 2010
B. F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse is located in Pennsylvania
B. F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse
B. F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse is located in the United States
B. F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse
Location49–53 W. James St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°2′9″N 76°18′31″W / 40.03583°N 76.30861°W / 40.03583; -76.30861
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1899–1900
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.85000035[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 1985

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built between 1899 and 1900, this historic warehouse is a three-and-one-half-story, rectangular, brick building that was designed in the Beaux-Arts style. It sits on a high foundation of gray limestone.[2]

The Lorillard Tobacco Company purchased the building in 1920.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

The building is now home to RGS Associates and the Lancaster office of BrandYourself.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-02-24. Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: B.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-23.