The Solla-Carcaba Cigar Factory (also known as the Pamies-Arango Cigar Factory) is the last standing historic

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in the

Lincolnville Historic District Lincolnville Historic District (formerly known as Little Africa) is a neighborhood in St. Augustine, Florida established by freedmen following the American Civil War and located on the southwest peninsula of the "nation's oldest city." It was de ...

. The building is located at 88 Riberia Street in

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and was added to the

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on May 6, 1993. Current owners, Vista Hotels VIII, Inc., and its principal, Kanti Patel, are in the process of converting the building from its current use as professional office space to a Hilton-branded boutique hotel to be named, "The Factory."

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Historic City News

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St. Johns County listings
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National Register of Historic Places

Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
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