General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building


General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	16 Emma St., Binghamton, New York
Coordinates	42°06′39″N 75°56′31″W / 42.11083°N 75.94194°W / 42.11083; -75.94194Coordinates: 42°06′39″N 75°56′31″W / 42.11083°N 75.94194°W / 42.11083; -75.94194
Area	3.29 acres (1.33 ha)
Built	1927 (1927)-1928, 1938, 1950
Built by	Bowie-Clark Construction Co.
Architect	Freeman, Alfred
MPS	Industrial Resources of Broome County, New York
NRHP Reference #	12000532^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 22, 2012

General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building, also known as Agfa-Ansco, General Aniline and Film (GAF), and Anitec, is a historic factory complex located at Binghamton, Broome County, New York. It was original built in 1927-1928 for the General Cigar Company; Ansco purchased the factory in 1937. The factory building is a four story brick building with basement, five bays wide and 20 bays long. It has an intersecting four-story wing and two-story addition constructed in 1950. The building measures approximately 62 feet wide and 402 feet long. The powerhouse is a one-story, steel frame and brick building measuring 36 feet wide and 52 feet long. The buildings housed manufacturing operations of Ansco for cameras and photographic equipment. The factory closed in 1977.^[2]

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

References

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.
↑ "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: General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs

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