Lorillard Snuff Mill
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Lorillard Snuff Mill
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Lorillard Snuff Mill in 2011
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| Location | Snuff Mill Road, New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx, New York |
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| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architect | P. Lorillard Co. |
| NRHP Reference # | 77000935[1] |
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| 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 supplement 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, Peter and George, took over after he was killed during the American Revolutionary War, and they moved the manufacturing portion of the business to this location in the Bronx in 1792.[3] Peter Lorillard III built a forty-five room mansion, stone cottage and stables nearby. The mansion burned in 1923. The Lorillard company and family left the property in the Bronx in 1870 after relocating their business to Jersey City, NJ. The land was purchased by New York city in 1884 and was transferred to the New York Botanical Gardens in 1915. The Mill was renovated in 1952-54 and a cafe and patio were installed on the lower side facing the Bronx River, and a meeting room was fashioned from the space that once held snuff-grinding equipment. The building had a $10.5 million restoration in 2010 and is now used for staff offices and a catering facility.[4][5]
References
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External links
- New York Botanical Garden
- Abigail Kirsch description including photos and floor plans
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-462, "Lorillard Snuff Mill, Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, Bronx, Bronx County, NY", 2 photos, 4 measured drawings, 1 photo caption page, supplemental material
- NHL application describing the history of the building
- NYC application of historic preservation
- Pages with reference errors
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- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- Industrial buildings completed in 1840
- National Historic Landmarks in New York City
- Historic American Buildings Survey in New York
- Industrial buildings and structures in New York
- Buildings and structures in the Bronx
- New York Botanical Garden
- Lorillard Tobacco Company
- National Register of Historic Places in the Bronx
