Lorillard Snuff Mill
Lorillard Snuff Mill | |
Lorillard Snuff Mill in 2008 | |
Location | Snuff Mill Road, New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, New York |
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Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1840 |
Architect | F. Lorillard Co. |
NRHP reference No. | 77000935[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1977[1] |
Designated NHL | December 22, 1977[2] |
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 replace an earlier building of the same function. The schist that makes up its walls was quarried locally. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977 and is located inside the New York Botanical Garden, itself an NHL.[2][3]
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The Lorillard firm was founded by Pierre Abraham Lorillard in 1760. His two sons took over after he was killed during the American Revolutionary War, and they moved the firm to this location in the Bronx.[3] They also built a stone cottage and stables nearby. The land was purchased by New York city in 1884 and was transferred to the New York Botanical Gardens in 1915. It became a team room in the 1950's. The building had a $10.5 million restoration in 2010 and is now used for staff offices and a catering facility.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009. Cite error: The named reference "nris" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b "Lorillard Snuff Mill". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-15.
- ^ a b George R. Adams (December 1976). "Template:PDFlink" (Document). National Park Service. and Template:PDFlink
- ^ Kirsch, Abigail. "The Snuff Mill Gallery". Abigail Kirsch. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ Dunlap, David W. "From Tobacco Leaves to Wedding Bouquets, 169 Years in the Bronx". February 8, 2009. New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
External links
- New York Botanical Garden
- Abigail Kirsch description includes photos and floorplans
- Lorillard Snuff Mill, Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, Bronx, Bronx, NY: 3 drawings, 2 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page, and supplemental material at Historic American Building Survey
- NHL application describing the history of the building
- NYC application of historic preservation
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- Buildings and structures completed in 1840
- National Historic Landmarks in New York City
- Industrial buildings and structures in New York
- Buildings and structures in the Bronx
- New York Botanical Garden
- New York City Registered Historic Place stubs
- New York City building and structure stubs