Worker's House at Lower Laurel Iron Works

Worker's House at Lower Laurel Iron Works

Worker's House at Lower Laurel Iron Works, November 2012
Location Creek Rd., Newlin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′14″N 75°46′8″W / 39.93722°N 75.76889°W / 39.93722; -75.76889Coordinates: 39°56′14″N 75°46′8″W / 39.93722°N 75.76889°W / 39.93722; -75.76889
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built c. 1870
MPS West Branch Brandywine Creek MRA
NRHP Reference # 85002381[1]
Added to NRHP September 16, 1985

Worker's House at Lower Laurel Iron Works is a historic double house located in Newlin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1870, and is a two-story, four-bay, frame two family dwelling with German siding. It has a gable roof and full basement and attic. It has a two-story, shed-roofed rear addition. It features a full width front porch. It is the only remaining worker's house built by Hugh E. Steele and associated with the Lower Laurel Iron Works.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[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 M.L. Wolf (November 1984). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Worker's House at Lower Laurel Iron Works" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-16.


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