The Rice Tobacco Factory is a historic tobacco factory located at 112 N. Cherry St. in Greenville, Kentucky. The factory was built in 1922 by S.E. Rice, whose S.E. Rice Company was founded in 1904. Tobacco had been Muhlenberg County's largest cash crop throughout the 19th century, and the region became known for its variety, called "Greenville Tobacco". The Rice factory, however, was the last building built in Greenville for tobacco production. It is now the only surviving commercial building connected to the city's tobacco industry.[2] The property was acquired in March, 2018, and the new owner is in the process of a historic rehabilitation of the building.
Rice Tobacco Factory | |
 The Rice Tobacco Factory in 2013 | |
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| Location | 112 N. Cherry St., Greenville, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37°12′8″N 87°10′50″W / 37.20222°N 87.18056°W |
| Area | 1.4 acres (0.57 ha) |
| Built | 1922 |
| MPS | Greenville Kentucky MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001902[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 15, 1985 |
The factory was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1985.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Rice Tobacco Factory". National Park Service. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
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