American Tobacco Company Prizery
American Tobacco Company Prizery, also known as the Nantucket Warehouse, is a historic tobacco prizery located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It was built in 1901 by the American Tobacco Company, and is a two-story, load-bearing brick building that was constructed in five phases beginning about 1901. It was enlarged between 1901 and 1908, and in 1925, 1930 and 1949. It has a complex roof structure and features stepped parapets, large segmental arched openings, and thick, load-bearing masonry walls and heavy slow-burn timber posts.[2]
American Tobacco Company Prizery | |
 American Tobacco Company Prizery, September 2014 | |
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| Location | 619 N. Herritage St., Kinston, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°16′9″N 77°34′57″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architectural style | Heavy Timber Mill Construction |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000350[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 2005 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Jeffrey S. Smith and Susannah Franklin Buss (November 2003). "American Tobacco Company Prizery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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