Love of cigars entices former retailer

(lancastercityliving) ... Demuth's, which was founded in 1770, is the country's oldest continuously operated tobacco shop as well as the oldest business in Lancaster city and second-oldest in the county (behind Bachman Funeral Home in Strasburg), Shand said.
Although still in its original building at 114 E. King St., Demuth's Tobacco Shop was remodeled in 1917 with famed architect C. Emlen Urban designing the facade and interior cabinetry. Urban also designed the facade for the Watt & Shand building, preserved as part of the Lancaster County Convention Center.
Ranck, president of Domestic Tobacco Co., 830 N. Prince St., manufactures a number of the house brands sold by Demuth's and bought the shop itself in 2003 from the Demuth Museum, which continues as the landlord and owner of the shop's fixtures. Continued

Photo: Demuth's Tobacco Shop