Model Tobacco Factory
The Model Tobacco Factory is a historic industrial complex located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built beginning in 1938, and consists of ten contributing structures, including a prominent six-story rectangular factory building designed in the Art Deco style.- Type: Apartment building
- Description: historic building in Virginia, US
- Address: 1100 Richmond Highway, Richmond, 23224
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway and Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway.
Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway
Historic site
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway is a historic route marker located on U.S. Route 1, or Jefferson Davis Highway, in Richmond, Virginia. It was erected in 1929, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway is situated 740 feet southeast of Model Tobacco Factory.
Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway
Historic site
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway is a historic route marker located on U.S. Route 1, or Jefferson Davis Highway, in Richmond, Virginia. It was erected in 1935, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway is situated 2,700 feet north of Model Tobacco Factory.
Richmond VA Medical Center
Hospital
Photo: Packer1028, CC0.
Richmond Veterans Administration Medical Center, formerly known as Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center or McGuire VA Hospital, is located in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond VA Medical Center is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Model Tobacco Factory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southside and Manchester.
Southside
Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southside of Richmond is an area of the Metropolitan Statistical Area surrounding Richmond, Virginia. It generally includes all portions of the City of Richmond that lie south of the James River, and includes all of the former city of Manchester.
Manchester
Quarter
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Manchester is a former independent city in Virginia in the United States. Prior to receiving independent status, it served as the county seat of Chesterfield County, between 1870 and 1876.
Woodland Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Woodland Heights is a neighborhood in the city of Richmond, Virginia. It began as a trolleycar neighborhood in the early 1900s and was built up along the James River beside Forest Hill Park.
Model Tobacco Factory
- Categories: fixed construction, heritage site, building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.50522° or 37° 30′ 19″ northLongitude
-77.44764° or 77° 26′ 52″ westInception
1940Open location code
8794GH42+3WOpenStreetMap ID
way 762669370OpenStreetMap feature
building=apartmentsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q6888288
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