▁Corn ish ▁& ▁Co ., ▁to b acco ▁manufact ur ers . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁he ▁bought ▁out ▁his ▁partner ▁upon ▁his ▁ret irement ▁taking ▁sole ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁D . H . ▁Mc Al pin ▁& ▁Co . ▁His ▁company ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁introduce ▁Virginia ▁to b acco ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁market ▁brand ing ▁it ▁Virgin ▁Le af ▁▁ ▁which ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁growth . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁as ▁the ▁firm ▁grew , ▁Mc Al pin ▁bought ▁two ▁entire ▁blocks ▁and ▁built ▁a ▁large ▁manufact uring ▁facility ▁at ▁ 1 5 0 ▁A ve ▁D ▁( and ▁ 1 0 th ▁street ) ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁After ▁Mc Al pin ' s ▁death , ▁the ▁D . H . ▁Mc Al pin ▁& ▁Co ▁was ▁sold ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁to ▁Cons olid ated ▁Tob acco ▁Co . ▁for ▁a ▁reported ▁price ▁of ▁$ 2 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Director ships ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁Mc Al pin ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of : ▁ ▁D . H . ▁Mc Al pin ▁& ▁Co ▁ ▁Ele vent h ▁Ward ▁Bank ▁German - American ▁Real ▁Est ate ▁Title ▁and ▁Gu arante e ▁Co ▁ ▁Home ▁In sur ance ▁Company ▁ ▁Manh attan ▁Life ▁In sur ance ▁Company ▁ ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁ ▁Standard ▁Gas ▁Light ▁Company ▁ ▁Union ▁Trust ▁Co ▁