{"nrhp_refnum":"85001496","name":"Life Savers Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"N. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Port Chester","county":"Westchester County","state":"NY","lat":41.00555625700008,"lon":-73.66410536999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-07-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story reinforced concrete, brick and terra-cotta candy factory at North Main Street and Horton Avenue in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, built in 1920 and expanded in 1948-49.","why_significant":"The building is argued to be a distinguished example of early twentieth-century industrial architecture in Westchester County, combining early concrete construction with eclectic design. Its facades carry Life Savers candy imagery, reflecting the role of product identification in corporate design. It was the company's headquarters from 1920 until 1984 and is tied to the brand's commercial success.","narrative":"Life Savers candy was produced at this five-story factory on North Main Street in Port Chester, New York. Built in 1920 to designs by the engineering firm Lockwood, Greene and Company, it is made of reinforced concrete, brick and terra cotta. Edward J. Noble, who bought the rights to the mints in 1913 and built the brand through inventive packaging and promotion, moved production here to meet growing demand. The building served as company headquarters until 1984. Its main facades use dark green terra-cotta spandrels, classical moldings and cream and rust replicas of the candies themselves, with the main entrance set into the truncated south corner for impact on approach. Its massing and windows echo Chicago School commercial buildings. A 1948-49 addition by the same firm repeats the original design closely. Inside, the large working floors still hold candy-making vats, tanks and pipes. The building is regarded as a local landmark linked to a famous American confection and to Port Chester's industrial history.","period_of_significance":"1920","architect_builder":"Lockwood, Greene & Co.","architectural_style":"Early twentieth-century industrial design with Chicago School antecedents and eclectic, classically derived detail","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in good condition and altered. The company's headquarters use ended in 1984, and the building has a 1948-49 addition and modern window and roof alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.674709-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/85001496.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001496/881034396f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001496/881034396f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PortChesterNY_LifesaversBuilding.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PortChesterNY_LifesaversBuilding.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323087","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Savers_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6544953"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/westchester-county/life-savers-building-85001496/"}