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The '''American Bank Note Company Printing Plant''' is a repurposed printing plant in the [[Hunts Point, Bronx|Hunts Point]] neighborhood of [[the Bronx]] in New York City. The main structure includes three interconnected buildings.<ref name=":0" group="note" /> The Lafayette wing, spanning the south side of the block, is the longest and tallest, incorporating an entrance at the base of a nine-story tower. The lower, but
The plant was built in 1909{{Ndash}}1911 by the American Bank Note Company contemporaneously with their corporate headquarters at [[American Bank Note Company Building|70 Broad Street]], Manhattan. The design by [[Kirby, Petit & Green]] (who also designed the Broad Street building) incorporated advanced engineering ideas such as the [[Saw-tooth roof|sawtooth roof]] and large windows for improved lighting, unit drive electric motors in lieu of [[line shaft]]s, and increased electrical capacity; layout was based on a design philosophy of specifying the [[production line]]s first, followed by the building which could enclose them. A small detached garage at the rear of the block was added in approximately 1911 and the Barretto wing was added to the east side of the property in 1912. Several building expansions took place between 1912 and 1928.
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