Move OK'd to Save Historic Cigar Factory

(theledger) Bartow's Community Redevelopment Agency pledged $75,000 Wednesday to mothball the community's historic cigar factory, inching the building that much closer to restoration. The county owns the 85-year-old building, and will transfer it to the city if Bartow meets certain conditions. One of those is assurance of funding to seal the building until a restoration plan can be drafted. Continued

Photo courtesy of the Thompson Cigar Factory Preservation and Restoration Project