American Tobacco Company, South Richmond Complex Historic District

400-800 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Richmond (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Richmond.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 15, 2016. NRIS 16000536.

8 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • Tom Walker Warehouse Group
  • VDHR File #127-5832

From Wikipedia:

American Tobacco Company, South Richmond Complex Historic District

The American Tobacco Company, South Richmond Complex Historic District encompasses a complex of tobacco storage, processing, and research facilities at 400-800 Jefferson Davis Highway in Richmond, Virginia. Included in the 16-acre (6.5 ha) site are four large warehouses, processing buildings including a stemmery and a re-drying plant, and ancillary buildings and structures, including the American Tobacco Company's 1939 research laboratory. The complex exhibits a historical range of trends in the processing and storage of tobacco.

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

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