American Cigar Company (Norfolk, Virginia) Explained

American Cigar Company (Norfolk, Virginia) should not be confused with American Cigar Company (Trenton, New Jersey).

American Cigar Company
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 18, 2009[1]
Designated Other1 Number:122-0658
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:1148 E. Princess Anne Rd., Norfolk, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8558°N -76.2708°W
Built:c.
Architect:Albert F. Huntt (attributed to)
Architecture:Early Commercial
Added:September 3, 2009
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:09000690

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.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 2013-09-21. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: American Cigar Company . Sarah McPhail & Marcus Pollard . March 2009. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos