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North Shippen–Tobacco Avenue Historic District

Coordinates: 40°2′34″N 76°17′37″W / 40.04278°N 76.29361°W / 40.04278; -76.29361
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N. Shippen–Tobacco Avenue Historic District
N. Shippen–Tobacco Avenue Historic District, October 2010
North Shippen–Tobacco Avenue Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
North Shippen–Tobacco Avenue Historic District
North Shippen–Tobacco Avenue Historic District is located in the United States
North Shippen–Tobacco Avenue Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by N. Shippen St., Tobacco Ave., and E. Fulton St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°2′34″N 76°17′37″W / 40.04278°N 76.29361°W / 40.04278; -76.29361
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1880
Architectural styleTobacco Warehouse
MPSTobacco Buildings in Lancaster City MPS
NRHP reference No.90001402[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 21, 1990

The North Shippen–Tobacco Avenue Historic District is an historic, American cigar factory and tobacco warehouse complex and national historic district located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

History and architectural features

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This district includes eight contributing buildings, four of which were previously listed as the A. B. Hess Cigar Factory, and Warehouses. They are the Consolidated Cigar Co., consisting of the M. Oppenheimer and J. Bunzl & Sons warehouses (c. 1880), the J.R. Russel Tobacco Warehouse (c. 1880), and the J. Best Tobacco Warehouse (c. 1880). All four structures are brick buildings that sit on stone foundations; all were used for the processing and storage of cigar leaf tobacco.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also

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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. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Gloria O. Becker (March 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Shippen–Tobacco Avenue Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved February 26, 2012.