Southern Stove Works

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Southern Stove Works
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Southern Stove Works, March 2011
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Location1215 Hermitage Rd., Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°33′41″N77°27′34″W / 37.56139°N 77.45944°W / 37.56139; -77.45944
Area6.4 acres (2.6 ha)
Built1902 (1902), 1905-1920
NRHP reference No. 05000480 [1]
VLR No.127-6145
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 26, 2005
Designated VLRMarch 16, 2005 [2]

Southern Stove Works is a historic factory complex located in the Three Corners District of Richmond, Virginia. The complex includes four contributing red brick buildings built between 1902 and 1920. The buildings housed the foundry, assembly operations, warehouse storage, and metal storage. In 1920, Southern Stove Works vacated the buildings and moved to their new facility, Southern Stove Works, Manchester. By 1921, these buildings were occupied by the J. P. Taylor Leaf Tobacco Company (later Universal Leaf Tobacco Company). [3]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1] The building has been converted into loft-style apartments.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. Stephen Leibovic (October 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Southern Stove Works" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos