Brown Tobacco Warehouse

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Brown Tobacco Warehouse
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Location1019–25 W. Main St.,
Louisville, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°15′29″N85°46′4″W / 38.25806°N 85.76778°W / 38.25806; -85.76778 Coordinates: 38°15′29″N85°46′4″W / 38.25806°N 85.76778°W / 38.25806; -85.76778
Arealess than one acre
Built1892
Architectural style Early Commercial
MPS West Louisville MRA
NRHP reference No. 83002643 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983

The Brown Tobacco Warehouse is a historic warehouse building located 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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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.