American Tobacco Company Prizery
National Register of Historic Places

American Tobacco Company Prizery

Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina
Listed
April 27, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000350

About this property

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. The facility’s “prizery” name refers to its specialized function, the operation of a screw press to pack tobacco in hogsheads for shipping. The ATC prizery was enlarged between 1901 and 1908, and again in 1925, 1930 and 1949. In the building’s final form, 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Location

619 N. Herritage St.
Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina
35.26948, -77.58208

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was American Tobacco Company Prizery listed on the National Register?

American Tobacco Company Prizery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 27, 2005.

What type of historic resource is American Tobacco Company Prizery?

American Tobacco Company Prizery is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for American Tobacco Company Prizery?

The period of significance for American Tobacco Company Prizery is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1901.

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