American Cigar Factory

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Stone Manufacturing Company

Street Address:

25 E Court St

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Site Number:

0001

Control Number:

U/45/0001

Date Surveyed:

November 14 2002

Category:

Building

Construction Date:

circa 1902

Alteration Date:

circa 1997

Historic Use:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Core Shape:

Rectangular

Number of Stories:

4

Construction Method:

masonry

Exterior Walls Materials:

Brick

Foundation Materials:

Brick

Roof Shape:

gable, end to front

Roof Materials:

raised seam metal

National Register Determination:

listed

Signficant Architectural Features:

4-story, brick industrial building; rectangular plan; doors and windows have segmental arch openings; 6/9 double-hung sash; low-pitched gable roof w/purlin brackets; large, open interior spaces; wooden beams support floors

Alterations:

modern 4-story wing that matches original architecture

Historical Information:

The American Improvement Company built the structure ca. 1902 for the American Cigar Factory, one of the latter company's five factories throughout the South. The building was one of the largest brick structures in Greenville at the time. Erected on the site of Richard Pearis' home, the cigar factory measures 137 feet by 60 feet. The factory closed in October 1930 and 200 employees, mostly young women who hand-rolled cigars, were put out of work

Source of Historical Information:

NR nomination. Huff, 258-59 & 334-35.

Quadrangle Name:

Greenville

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