Teller Brothers–Reed Tobacco Historic District Explained

Teller Brothers–Reed Tobacco Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
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Coordinates:	40.0431°N -76.2939°W
Built:	1877
Added:	September 21, 1990
Refnum:	90001406

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

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

History and architectural features

This district includes five contributing buildings that were built roughly between 1865 and 1900. They are the John F. Reed & Co. Cigar Factory (c. 1865), the J.R. Bitner Tobacco Warehouse (c. 1880), the Lancaster Paint Works (c. 1900), and two warehouses that were built roughly between 1877 and 1885 and were associated with the Teller Brothers operation.

All five buildings are brick buildings that were erected atop stone foundations, are two-and-one-half to four stories tall, and were used for the processing and storage of cigar leaf tobacco.^[1]

This complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

See also

• Harrisburg Avenue Tobacco Historic District, Lancaster
• North Shippen–Tobacco Avenue Historic District, Lancaster
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H097110_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Teller Brothers–Reed Tobacco Historic District]. 2012-02-26. Gloria O. Becker . PDF. February 1990.