Solla-Carcaba Cigar Factory-Built 1909
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Markerman62
N 29° 53.453 W 081° 19.106
17R E 469254 N 3306736
Located at the front steps of the former cigar factory on Riberia St.
Waymark Code: WMX0JV
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2017
Views: 7
This building is a significant example of St. Augustine's industrial heritage in cigar manufacturing at the beginning of the 20th century. Overall, the building represents a masonry vernacular style because of the use of local materials like the coquina aggregate used for the concrete basement and combination of varied architectural influences designed by local architect Frederick Henderich. After the Great Depression the cigar factory left and the building was subjected to many renovations including the addition of a one-story retail building along the front which was removed during the 1985 restoration.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Marker Number: None
Date: None
County: St Johns
Marker Type: Plaque
Sponsored or placed by: City of St. Augustine
Website: Not listed
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