Consumers Cigar Box Company Explained

Consumers Cigar Box Company
Location:	121 First Ave., Red Lion, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	39.8967°N -76.6058°W
Built:	1921, 1925, 1935-1936, 1946
Added:	September 24, 1999
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	99001196

Consumers Cigar Box Company, also known as Red Lion Woodcraft Inc., is a historic factory located at Red Lion, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1921, with additions in 1925 and 1935-1936. It is a large two-story, L-shaped building. It is built of concrete block and brick with a gable roof and stepped parapet. Cigar boxes were manufactured until the 1950s. The building housed various manufacturing operations until 1979.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is located in the Red Lion Borough Historic District.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2011-12-20. 2005-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20050914194407/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H111296_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Consumers Cigar Box Company]. 2011-12-18. Carole W. Epler and Elizabeth L. Roman. PDF. March 1999.