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Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings

Coordinates: 42°06′25″N 75°55′52″W / 42.10694°N 75.93111°W / 42.10694; -75.93111
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Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings
Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings is located in New York
Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings
Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings is located in the United States
Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings
Location15 & 17 Charles, & 219 Clinton Sts., Binghamton, New York
Coordinates42°06′25″N 75°55′52″W / 42.10694°N 75.93111°W / 42.10694; -75.93111
Area3.07 acres (1.24 ha)
Built1910 (1910)-1911, 1953-1954
Built byFrank W. O'Connell, Inc.
MPSIndustrial Resources of Broome County, New York
NRHP reference No.12000531[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 22, 2012

Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings, also known as Agfa-Ansco, General Aniline and Film (GAF), and Anitec, is a historic factory complex located at Binghamton, Broome County, New York. They are two early factory buildings built in 1910–1911, and a warehouse built in 1953–1954. The larger building measures approximately 45 feet wide and 230 feet long. It is a three-story, rectangular brick heavy timber frame building. The powerhouse is a two-story, reinforced concrete and steel brick building measuring 60 feet square. The buildings housed manufacturing operations of Ansco for photographic paper.[2]

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

References

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  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)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Jennifer Walkowski and Kathleen LaFrank (April 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs