Cigar Factory

	Cigar Factory
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Cigar Factory
Location	701 East Bay St., Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°47′52.0116″N 79°56′4.8078″W / 32.797781000°N 79.934668833°W
Built	1882
Architect	A. D. Lockwood & Company
Architectural style	Victorian commercial
NRHP reference No.	80003658

The Cigar Factory is a building on the National Historical Register.^[1] Located at 701 East Bay Street, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, it was constructed in 1881 and opened in 1882 as the Cotton Mill of Charleston.^[2]^[3] In 1912, it was purchased by the American Cigar Company who converted it into a cigar factory that was the largest private employer in Charleston during the 1930s.^[4] In the 1940s, it was the location of the 1945–1946 Charleston Cigar Factory strike where the civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" emerged.^[5]

A $30 million redevelopment of the structure began in 2014. By 2017, the factory was mostly leased.^[6] Current businesses in the building include restaurants, salons, an event venue, and an ophthalmologist's office.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Cigar Factory, Charleston County". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
^ "The Charleston Steam Cotton Mill Now in Operation". Charleston News & Courier. December 29, 1882. p. A1.
^ "The New Cotton Mill". Charleston News & Courier. December 6, 1881. p. 4 (col. 1). Retrieved December 3, 2012.
^ Hill, David (October 4, 1983). "Tobacco Factory Has Long History". Charleston News & Courier. pp. B4. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
^ Peterson, Bo (September 21, 2003). "Civil rights anthem rose to prominence in Charleston strike". The Post & Courier. pp. B1. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
^ McDermott, John (March 22, 2017). "Charleston's landmark Cigar Factory is refinanced". Post and Courier. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ "Directory". Cigar Factory. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ "Contact Retina Consultants of Charleston | Leading Retina Specialists". www.retinacharleston.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

[1] "Cigar Factory, Charleston County". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved November 22, 2012.

[2] "The Charleston Steam Cotton Mill Now in Operation". Charleston News & Courier. December 29, 1882. p. A1.

[3] "The New Cotton Mill". Charleston News & Courier. December 6, 1881. p. 4 (col. 1). Retrieved December 3, 2012.

[4] Hill, David (October 4, 1983). "Tobacco Factory Has Long History". Charleston News & Courier. pp. B4. Retrieved October 12, 2013.

[5] Peterson, Bo (September 21, 2003). "Civil rights anthem rose to prominence in Charleston strike". The Post & Courier. pp. B1. Retrieved March 8, 2014.

[6] McDermott, John (March 22, 2017). "Charleston's landmark Cigar Factory is refinanced". Post and Courier. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

[7] "Directory". Cigar Factory. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

[8] "Contact Retina Consultants of Charleston | Leading Retina Specialists". www.retinacharleston.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.

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