Swatara Furnace


Swatara Furnace
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

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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 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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.

External links

SWATARA FORGE - Iron Furnace Ruins on Waymarking.com

US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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