Built in about 1840 to replace an earlier building of the same function, the Lorillard Snuff Mill is the oldest existing tobacco manufacturing building in the United States. It was declared a National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in 1977.

The Lorillard firm was founded by Pierre Abraham Lorillard

Pierre Abraham Lorillard

Pierre Abraham Lorillard was a tobacconist of New York City. He founded the business which developed into the Lorillard Tobacco Company, which claims to be the oldest tobacco firm in the United States and in the world...

 in 1760. His two sons took over after he was killed during the American Revolutionary War

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...

, and they moved the firm to the property in the Bronx.

It is on the grounds of the New York Botanical Gardens which is itself an NHL. It has been used as a a cafe as well as staff offices, and is now used for weddings and parties.

External links

• Lorillard Snuff Mill, Botanical Gardens, Bronx Park, Bronx, Bronx, NY: 3 drawings, 2 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page, and supplemental material at Historic American Building Survey