Bachman & Forry Tobacco Warehouse
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deano1943
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Bachman & Forry Tobacco Warehouse is at Bank Alley, in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Waymark Code: WMPQK
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2006
Views: 22
The Bachman & Forry Tobacco Warehouse was built between 1893 and 1895. The structure is a three and one-half story building, 54 feet by 85 feet. Bales of tobacco were moved from floor to floor by a hand operated elevator measuring 8 feet by 8 feet.
The Bachman & Forry Tobacco Warehouse building was built to serve as a commercial storage building where the bales bought from area farmers were stored and sweated into proper condition.
In the 1930's, the warehouse became the property of the David Forry Tobacco Company.
Structure #: 79002252
Street address:
125 Bank Alley
Columbia, Pa. USA
17512
County / Borough / Parish: Columbia Borough, Lancaster County
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current function: Antique Business
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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