Coca-Cola Bottling Plant (Trenton, Florida)

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Coca-Cola Bottling Plant
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Coca-Cola Bottling Plant (Trenton, Florida)
General information
Architectural style?
Town or city517 N Main St.
Trenton, Florida
Country United States
Completed1925, with later additions to the rear
Technical details
Structural systemredbrick
Trenton Coca Cola bldg07.jpg

The Coca-Cola Bottling Plant (also known as the Coca-Cola Building and the Florida Coca-Cola Bottling Company) is an historic one-story redbrick building located at 517 North Main Street in Trenton, Gilchrist County, Florida. Built in 1925, the building was listed in 1989 in A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, published by the University of Florida Press. [1] It is the first Coca-Cola bottling plant built in Florida. At the time of its listing, it was "in disrepair and not in use." [1] Today it has been renovated and is being used by the Off The Beet Restaurant [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 A Guide to Florida's Historic Architecture, 1989, Gainesville: University of Florida Press, p. 55, ISBN   0-8130-0941-3
  2. {{cite web|url=https://www.offthebeet.net

Coordinates: 29°37′00″N82°49′07″W / 29.6167°N 82.8187°W / 29.6167; -82.8187