General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building
General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera with Factory Building | |
General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building, May 2017 | |
42°06′39″N 75°56′31″W / 42.11083°N 75.94194°W / 42.11083; -75.94194 | |
Area | 3.29 acres (1.33 ha) |
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Built | 1927 (1927)-1928, 1938, 1950 |
Built by | Bowie-Clark Construction Co. |
Architect | Freeman, Alfred |
MPS | Industrial Resources of Broome County, New York |
NRHP reference No. | 12000532[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 22, 2012 |
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.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/27/12 through 8/31/12. National Park Service. 2012-09-07.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Jennifer Walkowski and Kathleen LaFrank (April 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs
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