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

Brown Brothers Co. (Winston-Salem, N.C.)

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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:: bh1168pnc015
Created Date:: 2004
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Winston-Salem (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage

Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
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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).
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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.

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

Architectural note:: Brown Brothers Company was constructed circa 1895 and is 5 1/2 stories tall with a mansard roof. Across the street is the W. F. Smith & Sons Leaf House.
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
Historic sites
Multistory buildings
National Register of Historic Places