Southern Biscuit Company

Southern Biscuit Company

Southern Biscuit Company post-renovation in 2015
Location 900 Terminal Pl., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°33′46″N 77°28′04″W / 37.56278°N 77.46778°W / 37.56278; -77.46778Coordinates: 37°33′46″N 77°28′04″W / 37.56278°N 77.46778°W / 37.56278; -77.46778
Area 3.295 acres (1.333 ha)
Built 1927 (1927)
Architect Francisco & Jacobus Engineers and Architects
NRHP Reference # 12000545[1]
VLR # 127-6693
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 22, 2012
Designated VLR June 21, 2012[2]

Southern Biscuit Company, also known as Interbake Foods, Inc. and Famous Foods of Virginia (FFV), is a historic factory building located in Richmond, Virginia. The original section was built in 1927, and is a six-story, reinforced concrete building. It was subsequently expanded four times through 1951. The building features a water tower and distinctive roof-top sign. The sign has three rows of letters spelling “HOME OF”, “FFV”, and “COOKIES AND CRACKERS”. The facility closed in 2006.[3]

A 2014 renovation transformed the factory into a 178-unit apartment building. The Cookie Factory Lofts complex covers 240,000 square feet and incorporates unique features of the former bakery.[4]

The Southern Biscuit Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/20/12 through 8/24/12. National Park Service. 2012-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Bryan Clark Green (March 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Southern Biscuit Company" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
  4. ↑ Hazard, Carol (November 14, 2014). "Interbake opens as Cookie Factory Lofts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
The Southern Biscuit Company Building in September 2014, before its renovation and conversion
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