Southern Biscuit Company

United States historic place

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Southern Biscuit Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register

Southern Biscuit Company post-renovation in 2015
37°33′46″N 77°28′04″W / 37.56278°N 77.46778°W / 37.56278; -77.46778
Area	3.295 acres (1.333 ha)
Built	1927 (1927)
Architect	Francisco & Jacobus, Engineers and Architects
NRHP reference No.	12000546^[1]
VLR No.	127-6165
Added to NRHP	August 22, 2012
Designated VLR	June 21, 2012^[2]

Southern Biscuit Company, also known as Interbake Foods, Inc. and Famous Foods of Virginia (FFV), is a historic factory building located in Richmond, Virginia. The original section was built in 1927, and is a six-story, reinforced concrete building. It was subsequently expanded four times through 1951. The building features a water tower and distinctive roof-top sign. The sign has three rows of letters spelling "HOME OF", "FFV", and "COOKIES AND CRACKERS". The facility closed in 2006.^[3]

A 2014 renovation transformed the factory into a 178-unit apartment building. The Cookie Factory Lofts complex covers 240,000 square feet (22,000 m²) and incorporates unique features of the former bakery.^[4]

The Southern Biscuit Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/20/12 through 8/24/12. National Park Service. 2012-08-31.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
^ Bryan Clark Green (March 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Southern Biscuit Company" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying five photos
^ Hazard, Carol (November 14, 2014). "Interbake opens as Cookie Factory Lofts". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 5 May 2015.