Lorillard Snuff Mill
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Lorillard Snuff Mill
| nrhp_type = nhl
| image = File:Lorillard Snuff Mill in New York Botanical Garden.jpg
| caption = Lorillard Snuff Mill in 2011
| location = Snuff Mill Road, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York
| coordinates = {{coord|40.859681|-73.876174|region:US-NY_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = New York City#New York#USA
| built = {{start date|1840}}
| architect = P. Lorillard Co.
| architecture =
| added = December 22, 1977{{NRISref|2007a}}
| area = {{convert|5|acre|ha}}
| designated_other1 = New York State Register of Historic Places
| designated_other1_abbr = NYSRHP
| designated_other1_date = June 23, 1980
| designated_other1_number = 00501.000001
| designated_other1_num_position = bottom
| designated_other2_name = New York City Landmark
| designated_other2_date = April 19, 1966
| designated_other2_abbr = NYCL
| designated_other2_link = New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
| designated_other2_number =0121
| designated_other2_color = #ffe978
| nrhp_type2 = cp
| designated_nrhp_type2 = May 28, 1967
| partof = New York Botanical Garden
| partof_refnum = 67000009
}}
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 rock that makes up its walls was quarried locally. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. It is located inside the New York Botanical Garden, itself an NHL.{{Cite journal|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lorillard Snuff Mill|url={{NHLS url|id=77000935}} |format=pdf|author=George R. Adams|date=December 1976|publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NHLS url|id=77000935|title=Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1976 and c.1902.|photos=y}} {{small|(1.90 MB)}}
History
File:Lorillard Snuff Mill (EXTERIOR VIEW).jpg
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.
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 the New York City government in 1884 and was transferred to the New York Botanical Garden in 1915.
The Mill was retained by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and used for storage and shops. In 1937 it was transferred to the Botanical Garden along with several other small parcels. The Mill was renovated in 1952-54. 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. It is now used for staff offices and a catering facility.{{cite web|last=Kirsch|first=Abigail|title=The Snuff Mill Gallery|url=http://www.abigailkirsch.com/exclusive-locations/the-new-york-botanical-garden-stone-mill/|publisher=Abigail Kirsch|accessdate=August 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517052048/http://www.abigailkirsch.com/exclusive-locations/the-new-york-botanical-garden-stone-mill/|archivedate=May 17, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Dunlap|first=David W.|title=From Tobacco Leaves to Wedding Bouquets, 169 Years in the Bronx|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/nyregion/09snuff.html|work=February 8, 2009|date=February 9, 2009 |publisher=New York Times|accessdate=April 7, 2012}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.nybg.org/about/grounds_and_gardens.php New York Botanical Garden]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110517052048/http://www.abigailkirsch.com/exclusive-locations/the-new-york-botanical-garden-stone-mill/ Abigail Kirsch description including photos and floor plans]
- {{HABS |survey=NY-462 |id=ny0101 |title=Lorillard Snuff Mill, Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, Bronx, Bronx County, NY |photos=2 |dwgs=4 |cap=1 |supp=yes}}
- {{NHLS url|id=77000935|title=NHL application describing the history of the building}}
- [http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/LORILLARD-MILL.pdf NYC application of historic preservation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202181111/http://www.neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org/db/bb_files/LORILLARD-MILL.pdf |date=December 2, 2021 }}
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Category:Industrial buildings completed in 1840
Category:National Historic Landmarks in New York City
Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in New York City
Category:Industrial buildings and structures in New York (state)
Category:Buildings and structures in the Bronx
Category:New York City Designated Landmarks in the Bronx
Category:New York Botanical Garden
Category:Lorillard Tobacco Company
Category:Tobacco buildings in the United States
Category:National Register of Historic Places in the Bronx
Category:1840 establishments in New York (state)
Category:Historic district contributing properties in New York City
Category:New York State Register of Historic Places in Bronx County