Rice Tobacco Factory

Rice Tobacco Factory

The Rice Tobacco Factory in 2013
Location 112 N. Cherry St., Greenville, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°12′8″N 87°10′50″W / 37.20222°N 87.18056°W / 37.20222; -87.18056Coordinates: 37°12′8″N 87°10′50″W / 37.20222°N 87.18056°W / 37.20222; -87.18056
Area 1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built 1922 (1922)
MPS Greenville Kentucky MRA
NRHP Reference # 85001902[1]
Added to NRHP August 15, 1985

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 factory was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 15, 1985.[1]

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