Designated: 4/19/1966
Architect : Unknown
Architectural Style: Utilitarian/Industrial
Address: 2855 Bronx Park East
In 1792, the Lorillard brothers moved their main factory north of New York City to the country on the Bronx River where they bought a grist mill, dam, water rights, buildings and fifty acres. About 1800 the Lorillards replaced the old mill with a larger one built of native fieldstone. They harnessed the river to run the new mill and with large grinding stones produced their famous snuff. The mill was in operation until about 1870 when this family firm moved to a new plant in New Jersey. The City of New York acquired 661 acres of the Lorillard Bronx property including the Old Snuff Mill in 1884. The Park Department used the mill for a carpentry shop, although the machinery and water mill was left intact until about 1900.
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