General Cigar Company-Ansco Camera Factory Building
National Register of Historic Places

General Cigar Company-Ansco Camera Factory Building

Binghamton, Broome County, New York
Listed
August 21, 2012
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
12000532

About this property

General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building, also known as Agfa-Ansco, General Aniline and Film (GAF), and Anitec, is a historic factory complex located at Binghamton, Broome County, New York. It was originally built in 1927-1928 for the General Cigar Company; Ansco purchased the factory in 1937. The factory building is a four-story brick building with basement, five bays wide and 20 bays long. It has an intersecting four-story wing and two-story addition constructed in 1950. The building measures approximately 62 feet wide and 402 feet long. The powerhouse is a one-story, steel frame and brick building measuring 36 feet wide and 52 feet long. The buildings housed manufacturing operations of Ansco for cameras and photographic equipment. The factory closed in 1977. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Location

16 Emma St.
Binghamton, Broome County, New York
42.11295, -75.94175

Categories

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Sources

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When was General Cigar Company-Ansco Camera Factory Building listed on the National Register?

General Cigar Company-Ansco Camera Factory Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 2012.

What type of historic resource is General Cigar Company-Ansco Camera Factory Building?

General Cigar Company-Ansco Camera Factory Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for General Cigar Company-Ansco Camera Factory Building is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1927.

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