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Coordinates: 42°06′39″N 75°56′31″W / 42.11083°N 75.94194°W / 42.11083; -75.94194
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General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building
General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building is located in New York
General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building
General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building is located in the United States
General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building
Location16 Emma St., Binghamton, New York
Coordinates42°06′39″N 75°56′31″W / 42.11083°N 75.94194°W / 42.11083; -75.94194
Area3.29 acres (1.33 ha)
Built1927 (1927)-1928, 1938, 1950
Built byBowie-Clark Construction Co.
ArchitectFreeman, Alfred
MPSIndustrial Resources of Broome County, New York
NRHP reference No.12000532[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 2012

General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building, also known as Agfa-Ansco, General Aniline and Film (GAF), and Anitec, is a historic factory complex located at Binghamton, Broome County, New York. It was original built in 1927-1928 for the General Cigar Company; Ansco purchased the factory in 1937. The factory building is a four story brick building with basement, five bays wide and 20 bays long. It has an intersecting four-story wing and two-story addition constructed in 1950. The building measures approximately 62 feet wide and 402 feet long. The powerhouse is a one-story, steel frame and brick building measuring 36 feet wide and 52 feet long. The buildings housed manufacturing operations of Ansco for cameras and photographic equipment. The factory closed in 1977.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/27/12 through 8/31/12. National Park Service. 2012-09-07.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Jennifer Walkowski and Kathleen LaFrank (April 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs


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