Peters Cartridge Company

Peters Cartridge Company
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Founded1887; 137 years ago (1887) in Kings Mills, Ohio, United States
FounderGershom Moore Peters
Defunct1944 (1944)
FateDissolved
ParentKing Powder Company
Peters Cartridge Company
Peters Cartridge Company
Peters Cartridge Company is located in Ohio
Peters Cartridge Company
Peters Cartridge Company is located in the United States
Peters Cartridge Company
Location1415 Grandin Rd., Kings Mills, Ohio
Coordinates39°21′1″N 84°14′33″W / 39.35028°N 84.24250°W / 39.35028; -84.24250
Area14.2 acres (5.7 ha)
Built1916
ArchitectSchilling VanLeyer & Keough
Architectural stylePrairie Style
NRHP reference No.85003115[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 10, 1985

The Peters Cartridge Company was a company located along the Little Miami River in Kings Mills, Ohio, which specialized in gunpowder and ammunition production. Founded in 1887 by Gershom Moore Peters, the company supplied military ammunition to various countries during both world wars. Following its demise in 1944, the site was repurposed by Columbia Records and later Seagram, before being abandoned in 1968 and falling into disrepair. Its historic buildings, built in 1916, were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. A brewery and apartment complex themed to the defunct company was constructed on site in 2020, in which many structures were restored and the company's history was placed on display for guests.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.