Consumers Cigar Box Company

Consumers Cigar Box Company

Consumers Cigar Box Company, July 2013
Location 121 First Ave., Red Lion, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°53′48″N 76°36′21″W / 39.89667°N 76.60583°W / 39.89667; -76.60583Coordinates: 39°53′48″N 76°36′21″W / 39.89667°N 76.60583°W / 39.89667; -76.60583
Area less than one acre
Built 1921, 1925, 1935-1936, 1946
NRHP Reference # 99001196[1]
Added to NRHP September 24, 1999

Consumers Cigar Box Company, also known as Red Lion Woodcraft Inc., is a historic factory located at Red Lion, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1921, with additions in 1925 and 1935-1936. It is a large two-story, "L"-shaped building. It is built of concrete block and brick with a gable roof and stepped parapet. Cigar boxes were manufactured until the 1950s. The building housed various manufacturing operations until 1979.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It is located in the Red Lion Borough Historic District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Carole W. Epler and Elizabeth L. Roman (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Consumers Cigar Box Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-18.


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