A. B. Hess Cigar Factory, and Warehouses

A. B. Hess Cigar Factory, and Warehouses

A. B. Hess Cigar Factory, April 2010
Location 231 N. Shippen St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′38″N 76°17′57″W / 40.04389°N 76.29917°W / 40.04389; -76.29917Coordinates: 40°2′38″N 76°17′57″W / 40.04389°N 76.29917°W / 40.04389; -76.29917
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built c. 1880-1881, c. 1905-1908
MPS Tobacco Buildings in Lancaster City MPS
NRHP Reference # 82003792[1]
Added to NRHP August 24, 1982

A. B. Hess Cigar Factory, and Warehouses is a historic cigar factory and tobacco warehouse complex located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The complex consist of four rectangular red brick buildings, three to five stories tall. They are the R. H. Brubaker Tobacco Warehouse including the Koenig & Co. warehouse (c. 1880-1881), the Franklin H. Bare Tobacco Warehouse (c. 1880-1881), and the A. B. Hess Cigar Factory (c. 1905-1908).[2] The buildings have been converted to residential use.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. They are located in the North Shippen-Tobacco Avenue Historic District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John J. Snyder Jr. (April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: A. B. Hess Cigar Factory, and Warehouses" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.


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