{"nrhp_refnum":"82003792","name":"Hess, A. B., Cigar Factory, and Warehouses","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"231 N. Shippen St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lancaster","county":"Lancaster County","state":"PA","lat":40.04392357200004,"lon":-76.29896323299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-08-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A group of three red brick factory and warehouse buildings on a rectangular plot at the southeast corner of East Walnut and North Shippen Streets in Lancaster, Pennsylvania: the A.B. Hess Cigar Factory (c. 1905-08) and the R.H. Brubaker and Franklin H. Bare tobacco warehouses (c. 1880-81).","why_significant":"The nomination argues the group is the largest intact concentration of Lancaster's tobacco-industry buildings and the most varied surviving set in the city. The Brubaker and Bare buildings are among the oldest tobacco warehouses still standing in Lancaster, and Hess was one of the largest locally owned cigar factories. The buildings' exteriors are nearly intact, and their utilitarian design is typical of the city's tobacco industry.","narrative":"Three red brick factory and warehouse buildings occupy a rectangular plot at the southeast corner of East Walnut and North Shippen Streets in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They are arranged in two rows along a former railroad right-of-way and include the four-story A.B. Hess Cigar Factory, built c. 1905-08, and the R.H. Brubaker and Franklin H. Bare tobacco warehouses, both built c. 1880-81. The buildings share common-bond brick, flat rooflines and segmental-arched windows, and the Bare building has corbelled eaves and pilaster-like brickwork. Lancaster was the center of Pennsylvania's tobacco trade, and more than 80 tobacco warehouses operated in the city in 1886. The Brubaker and Bare buildings served solely as tobacco warehouses from 1880 until at least 1912 and are among the city's oldest surviving examples. Hess was one of the largest locally owned cigar factories and served as president of two tobacco trade organizations. The exteriors are nearly intact, and the group is significant for its ties to commerce and industry.","period_of_significance":"c. 1880-81, c. 1905-08","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition is recorded as excellent, unaltered and on its original site.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.411956-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/82003792.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003792/812a29b53f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003792/812a29b53f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hess_Cigar.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hess_Cigar.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"01000956","name":"Lancaster City Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/lancaster-city-historic-district-01000956/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993145","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._B._Hess_Cigar_Factory,_and_Warehouses","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4647552"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/hess-a-b-cigar-factory-and-warehouses-82003792/"}