| Lorillard Snuff Mill | |
| Nrhp Type: | nhl |
| Location: | Snuff Mill Road, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York |
| Coordinates: | 40.8597°N -73.8762°W |
| Architect: | P. Lorillard Co. |
| Designated Nrhp Type: | December 22, 1977[1] |
| Added: | December 22, 1977 |
| Area: | 5acres |
| Refnum: | 77000935 |
| Designated Other1: | New York State Register of Historic Places |
| Designated Other1 Abbr: | NYSRHP |
| Designated Other1 Date: | June 23, 1980 |
| Designated Other1 Number: | 00501.000001 |
| Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
| Designated Other2 Name: | New York City Landmark |
| Designated Other2 Date: | April 19, 1966 |
| Designated Other2 Abbr: | NYCL |
| Designated Other2 Link: | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission |
| Designated Other2 Number: | 0121 |
| Designated Other2 Color: |
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| Nrhp Type2: | cp |
| Designated Nrhp Type2: | May 28, 1967 |
| Partof: | New York Botanical Garden |
| Partof Refnum: | 67000009 |
The Lorillard Snuff Mill now known as the Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill, is the oldest existing tobacco manufacturing building in the United States. It was built around 1840 next to the Bronx River to supplement an earlier building of the same function. The schist rock that makes up its walls was quarried locally. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. It is located inside the New York Botanical Garden, itself an NHL.[1] [2]
The Lorillard firm was founded by Pierre Abraham Lorillard in 1760. His two sons, Peter and George, took over after he was killed during the American Revolutionary War, and they moved the manufacturing portion of the business to this location in the Bronx in 1792.[2]
Peter Lorillard III built a forty-five room mansion, stone cottage and stables nearby. The mansion burned in 1923. The Lorillard company and family left the property in the Bronx in 1870 after relocating their business to Jersey City, NJ. The land was purchased by the New York City government in 1884 and was transferred to the New York Botanical Garden in 1915.
The Mill was retained by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and used for storage and shops. In 1937 it was transferred to the Botanical Garden along with several other small parcels. The Mill was renovated in 1952-54. A cafe and patio were installed on the lower side facing the Bronx River, and a meeting room was fashioned from the space that once held snuff-grinding equipment. The building had a $10.5 million restoration in 2010. It is now used for staff offices and a catering facility.[3] [4]