Swatara Furnace

Swatara Furnace
Nearest city Old Forge Road east of Lebanon Reservoir, north of Suedberg, Pine Grove Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°32′35″N 76°29′27″W / 40.54306°N 76.49083°W / 40.54306; -76.49083Coordinates: 40°32′35″N 76°29′27″W / 40.54306°N 76.49083°W / 40.54306; -76.49083
Area 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built 1830
Architectural style Other, Iron furnace
MPS Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP Reference # 91001140[1]
Added to NRHP September 6, 1991

Swatara Furnace is a historic iron furnace and national historic district located at Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The district includes four contributing buildings and two contributing structure. They are the furnace (1830), stone dam breast (c. 1850), ironmaster's mansion (c. 1830, c. 1860, c. 1881, and c. 1969), barn (c. 1860), stone foreman's house (c. 1830), and stone worker's double house (c. 1830). The limestone furnace measures 29 feet, 7 inches, wide, 29 feet, 8 inches, deep, and 22 feet high.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Diane B. Reed (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Swatara Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-02.


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