American Tobacco Company, South Richmond Complex (former) (Richmond, Virginia)

 NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Art Deco (architecture), historic district, Colonial Revival (architecture)

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Historic former tobacco production and research facility listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

- Built: 1911-1939
- Architect: Francisco & Jacobus (New York, NY - northernmost building only)
- Architectural style: Colonial Revival; Art Deco
- Areas of significance: Industry; Architecture; Science
- Area: about 16 acres
- Structures:
~~ research/laboratory building (1939; additions in 1955 & 1992)
~~ stemmery & processing plant (1936)
~~ warehouses (1911)
~~ re-drying & processing plant (1929)
~~ garage (1947)
~~ boiler house (1947)
- Also known as: Tom Walker Warehouse Group
- Date added to NRHP: 8/15/2016
- Other designations: U.S. Historic District; part of the "Tobacco Warehouses in Richmond, Virginia 1874-1963" Multiple Property Submission

This tobacco research and production facility was among the first in the country to move away from the "vertically-designed all-in-one" style of construction and towards a more spread out design. The building at the north end of the district originally functioned as the American Tobacco Company's research and development laboratory, but is currently occupied as Richmond's field operations and maintenance facility. The southern buildings that front to Jefferson Davis Highway, which were originally the stemmery and drying plants, have been converted into apartments.

NRHP #16000536