Philip Morris Blended Leaf Complex Historic District
The Philip Morris Blended Leaf Complex Historic District encompasses a complex of tobacco storage and processing facilities at 2301 Maury Street in Richmond, Virginia. Included in the 12-acre (4.9 ha) site are a series of warehouses and cigarette-making factories developed beginning in the 1950s. Philip Morris USA built this complex in part to capitalize on advances in machinery that greatly increased the production speed of cigarettes.[2]
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| Location | 2301 Maury St., Richmond, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°30′46″N 77°27′0″W |
| Area | 12 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1952 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001049[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 2017 |
The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Philip Morris Blended Leaf Complex Historic District" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
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