National Register of Historic Places

Greenville Tobacco Warehouse Historic District

Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina
Listed
July 16, 1997
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
97000726

About this property

Greenville Tobacco Warehouse Historic District is a national historic district located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The district encompasses seven contributing buildings and one contributing structures in an industrial section of Greenville. It includes buildings dated from about 1905 to 1947 and notable examples of Art Deco and Italianate style industrial architecture. Contributing resources are the American Tobacco Company Storage Warehouse #2. (c. 1905); the Prichard-Hughes Warehouse (c. 1905, with c. 1923 addition); the Dail-Ficklen Warehouse (c. 1911, with c. 1923, 1947, and 1963 additions); the Export Leaf Factory (1914, with 1928, 1932, and 1938 additions); the E. B. Ficklen Factory (c. 1916, with additions c. 1923, c. 1925, c. 1945, and c. 1950); the Gorman Warehouse (1927); the Star Warehouse (1930); and the System of CSX Railroad Tracks. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, with a boundary increase in 1999.

Location

Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina
35.60699, -77.37628

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURECOMMERCE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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1862Civil War
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When was Greenville Tobacco Warehouse Historic District listed on the National Register?

Greenville Tobacco Warehouse Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 1997.

What type of historic resource is Greenville Tobacco Warehouse Historic District?

Greenville Tobacco Warehouse Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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