Brown Tobacco Warehouse

Brown Tobacco Warehouse
Front of the building
Location 1019-25 W. Main St.,
Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°15′29″N 85°46′4″W / 38.25806°N 85.76778°W / 38.25806; -85.76778Coordinates: 38°15′29″N 85°46′4″W / 38.25806°N 85.76778°W / 38.25806; -85.76778
Area less than one acre
Built 1892
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Early Commercial
MPS West Louisville MRA
NRHP reference # 83002643[1]
Added to NRHP September 8, 1983

The Brown Tobacco Warehouse is a historic warehouse building located at 1019-1025 West Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky. The two-story brick structure was built in 1892. It was first occupied by John W. Brown & Brothers Tobacco Company.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

It has a two-story arched entrance for vehicles, with three narrower round-arched window bays on each side. The building is "representative of the architecture of the many tobacco warehouses built after the 1890 tornado."[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Hugh B. Foshee (August 21, 1979). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Brown Tobacco Warehouse / R.L. White Company". National Park Service. Retrieved February 27, 2018. With photo.
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