Statement of Significance (as of designation - December 22, 1977):
From 1850 to 1874, this property was the home of Richard Joshua Reynolds (1850-1918), whose company was responsible for both Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco (1907) and "Camels" (1913) cigarettes. With the Camels brand, the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company conquered a market and transformed an industry.
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