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General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building
United States historic place / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 originally 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]
General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera with Factory Building | |
![]() General Cigar Company–Ansco Camera Factory Building, May 2017 | |
Location | 16 Emma St., Binghamton, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°06′39″N 75°56′31″W |
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 No. | 12000532[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 22, 2012 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]