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B. F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse

Coordinates: 40°2′9″N 76°18′31″W / 40.03583°N 76.30861°W / 40.03583; -76.30861
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B.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse
B.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse, October 2010
B. F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse is located in Pennsylvania
B. F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse
B. F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse is located in the United States
B. F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse
Location49–53 W. James St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°2′9″N 76°18′31″W / 40.03583°N 76.30861°W / 40.03583; -76.30861
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1899–1900
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.85000035[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 1985

The B.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse, also known as the P. Lorillard Company Tobacco Warehouse, is an historic tobacco warehouse which is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built between 1899 and 1900, this historic warehouse is a three-and-one-half-story, rectangular, brick building that was designed in the Beaux-Arts style. It sits on a high foundation of gray limestone.[2]

The Lorillard Tobacco Company purchased the building in 1920.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

The building is now home to RGS Associates and the Lancaster office of BrandYourself.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2012-02-24. Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (September 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: B.F. Good & Company Leaf Tobacco Warehouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-23.