The Cannery Apartments (Longmont, Colorado)

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 NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, apartment complex
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Historic former cannery (now an apartment complex) listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1901-1912
Areas of significance: Industry; Invention; Agriculture
Area: 0.7 acres
Also known as: Empson Cannery (historic name); Kuner Empson Cannery; The Cannery
Date added to NRHP: 1/5/1984
Other designations: listed on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Notes: The Empson Cannery was the largest employer in Longmont at the turn of the 20th century. Its owner, John Howard Empson, was responsible for the invention and patent of several innovative canning methods.
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Coordinates:   40°9'47"N   105°5'38"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago