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315 Albemarle SE . Roanoke
*must have had something on my lens on the last photo :(
From Wikipedia:
"Virginia Can Company-S.H. Heironimus Warehouse is a historic factory and warehouse complex located at Roanoke, Virginia. The "U"-shaped complex was built in 1912, and consists of an office and two factory buildings. All three of the buildings are two stories in height and are constructed of brick on a raised foundation of poured concrete. A second-story pedestrian bridge connects the two factory buildings and a brick hyphen connects the office building to the north factory building. The complex was built for the Virginia Can Company, the first and largest manufacturer of tin cans in Roanoke, Virginia. After 1951, it housed a clothing factory and then the Heironimus department store warehouse.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, and included in the Roanoke River and Railroad Historic District in 2013. It is located in the Virginia Landmarks Register listed Southeast Roanoke Historic District."
I found THIS news story about the building being purchased and fixed up back in 2011...
While I was trying to find some old original pictures of the place I found THIS interesting story about child labor in the early 1900's in Virginia...it also mentions children working in cotton mills in Roanoke with old pictures to help tell the story...
I did manage to find some older photos although I'm not sure when they were taken...you can see them HERE
Note to self: If you do an image search on S H Heironimus you end up with a lot of vintage Roanoke pictures!
Linking up with Tom's Tuesday's Treasures
315 Albemarle SE . Roanoke
*must have had something on my lens on the last photo :(
From Wikipedia:
"Virginia Can Company-S.H. Heironimus Warehouse is a historic factory and warehouse complex located at Roanoke, Virginia. The "U"-shaped complex was built in 1912, and consists of an office and two factory buildings. All three of the buildings are two stories in height and are constructed of brick on a raised foundation of poured concrete. A second-story pedestrian bridge connects the two factory buildings and a brick hyphen connects the office building to the north factory building. The complex was built for the Virginia Can Company, the first and largest manufacturer of tin cans in Roanoke, Virginia. After 1951, it housed a clothing factory and then the Heironimus department store warehouse.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006, and included in the Roanoke River and Railroad Historic District in 2013. It is located in the Virginia Landmarks Register listed Southeast Roanoke Historic District."
I found THIS news story about the building being purchased and fixed up back in 2011...
While I was trying to find some old original pictures of the place I found THIS interesting story about child labor in the early 1900's in Virginia...it also mentions children working in cotton mills in Roanoke with old pictures to help tell the story...
I did manage to find some older photos although I'm not sure when they were taken...you can see them HERE
Note to self: If you do an image search on S H Heironimus you end up with a lot of vintage Roanoke pictures!
Linking up with Tom's Tuesday's Treasures
