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View, W.F. Smith & Sons Leaf House and Brown Brothers Co. (Piedmont Leaf Tobacco Co.), Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

W. F. Smith & Sons Leaf House (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides)
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Item information

Title:
View, W.F. Smith & Sons Leaf House and Brown Brothers Co. (Piedmont Leaf Tobacco Co.), Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Factories
Tobacco
Warehouses
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh1168pnc005
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Winston-Salem (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
RightsStatements.org:
In Copyright
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Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Building: Smith, W. F. & Sons Leaf House (Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina)

Built:
Street:
406 E. Fourth St.
Community:
Winston-Salem
State:
North Carolina
Architectural note:
The Smith & Sons building, constructed in 1890, is a 4 1/2-story building with segmental-arched windows and was home to the company's leaf house and eventually their factory. Across the street is the Brown Brothers building.
Historical note:
This and the Brown Brothers Building are virtually all that remain of the tobacco companies that existed in Winston-Salem prior to R.J. Reynolds' consolidation. These buildings have since been converted to loft apartments and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Winston-Salem (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Houses
National Register of Historic Places

Landscape: Piedmont Leaf Tobacco Company -- Piedmont Leaf Lofts (Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina)

Community:
Winston-Salem
State:
North Carolina
Architectural note:
The Smith & Sons building, constructed in 1890, is a 4 1/2-story building with segmental-arched windows and was home to the company's leaf house and eventually their factory. Across the street is the Brown Brothers building. This structure was constructed circa 1895 and is 5 1/2 stories tall with a mansard roof.
Historical note:
The Smith & Sons Leaf House and Brown Brothers Company are virtually all that remain of the tobacco companies that existed in Winston-Salem prior to R.J. Reynolds' consolidation. These buildings have since been converted to loft apartments and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:
Winston-Salem (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places