Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings

Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings
Location 15 & 17 Charles, & 219 Clinton Sts., Binghamton, New York
Coordinates 42°06′25″N 75°55′52″W / 42.10694°N 75.93111°W / 42.10694; -75.93111Coordinates: 42°06′25″N 75°55′52″W / 42.10694°N 75.93111°W / 42.10694; -75.93111
Area 3.07 acres (1.24 ha)
Built 1910 (1910)-1911, 1953-1954
Built by Frank W. O'Connell, Inc.
MPS Industrial Resources of Broome County, New York
NRHP Reference # 12000531[1]
Added to NRHP August 22, 2012

Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings, also known as Agfa-Ansco, General Aniline and Film (GAF), and Anitec, is a historic factory complex located at Binghamton, Broome County, New York. They are two early factory buildings built in 1910-1911, and a warehouse built in 1953-1954. The larger building measures approximately 45 feet wide and 230 feet long. It is a three-story, rectangular brick heavy timber frame building. The powerhouse is a two-story, reinforced concrete and steel brick building measuring 60 feet square. The buildings housed manufacturing operations of Ansco for photographic paper.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/27/12 through 8/31/12. National Park Service. 2012-09-07.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Jennifer Walkowski and Kathleen LaFrank (April 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ansco Company Charles Street Factory Buildings" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs


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