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.)
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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:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Factories
Tobacco
Warehouses
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh1168pnc007
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Winston-Salem (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.
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:
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In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0 - 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:
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Winston-Salem (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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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:
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Winston-Salem (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Historic sites
National Register of Historic Places