Pamplin Pipe Factory | |
![]() Pamplin Clay Pipe Factory, March 2013 | |
Location | Pamplin, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°15′47″N 78°40′48″W / 37.26293°N 78.67994°W |
Area | 2.9 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1879 |
NRHP reference No. | 80004169 [1] |
VLR No. | 277-0002 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1980 |
Designated VLR | June 1, 2005 [2] |
Pamplin Pipe Factory, also known as Merrill and Ford, The Akron Smoking Pipe Factory, and The Pamplin Smoking Pipe and Manufacturing Company, is a historic factory and archaeological site located at Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia. Located on the property are a wood-framed factory building, a deteriorating brick kiln, and a collapsed brick chimney. It began operation about 1879 and was at one time the largest clay pipe manufacturer in the United States. [3]
Under several owners, the factory manufactured pipes through the peak of clay pipe manufacturing, around 1919, and until the business was sold at public auction in 1938. The post-1938 owners changed the focus of the company to novelty and souvenir pipes and retail sale of local home industry handmade pipes, but were unable to make a profit. The company was dissolved in 1952. [3]
Clay pipes made at the Pamplin factory have been found in archaeological sites throughout the United States. [3] Clay making tools from the site, and pipes, have been preserved at several locations. [4] [5]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
Pamplin Pipe Factory | |
![]() Pamplin Clay Pipe Factory, March 2013 | |
Location | Pamplin, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°15′47″N 78°40′48″W / 37.26293°N 78.67994°W |
Area | 2.9 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1879 |
NRHP reference No. | 80004169 [1] |
VLR No. | 277-0002 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 25, 1980 |
Designated VLR | June 1, 2005 [2] |
Pamplin Pipe Factory, also known as Merrill and Ford, The Akron Smoking Pipe Factory, and The Pamplin Smoking Pipe and Manufacturing Company, is a historic factory and archaeological site located at Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia. Located on the property are a wood-framed factory building, a deteriorating brick kiln, and a collapsed brick chimney. It began operation about 1879 and was at one time the largest clay pipe manufacturer in the United States. [3]
Under several owners, the factory manufactured pipes through the peak of clay pipe manufacturing, around 1919, and until the business was sold at public auction in 1938. The post-1938 owners changed the focus of the company to novelty and souvenir pipes and retail sale of local home industry handmade pipes, but were unable to make a profit. The company was dissolved in 1952. [3]
Clay pipes made at the Pamplin factory have been found in archaeological sites throughout the United States. [3] Clay making tools from the site, and pipes, have been preserved at several locations. [4] [5]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]