Juniata Iron Works

Juniata Iron Works

Overview of the site
Location Off Pennsylvania Route 885, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Alexandria, Porter Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°32′32″N 78°05′08″W / 40.54222°N 78.08556°W / 40.54222; -78.08556Coordinates: 40°32′32″N 78°05′08″W / 40.54222°N 78.08556°W / 40.54222; -78.08556
Area 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Architectural style Federal
MPS Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780-1939 MPS
NRHP Reference # 90000404[1]
Added to NRHP March 20, 1990

Juniata Iron Works, also known as the Hatfield Iron Works, is a national historic district located at Porter Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It consists of six contributing buildings associated with a former ironworks: two ironmaster's mansions, a store and post office, a grist mill, and two workers houses. The first ironmaster's mansion was built in 1841, and is a  2 1⁄2-story brick house with a rear ell. The second ironmaster's mansion dates to 1867, and is a  2 1⁄2-story brick house with a rear ell. It features a Federal style main entrance. The store and post office has a brick first story and frame second story and houses a bed and breakfast. The  3 1⁄2-story grist mill was built in 1856. The buildings are associated with a historic iron furnace first developed on the south side of the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River. The complex moved to the north side in the late-1840s. The iron works closed in the mid-1870s and the machinery dismantled.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[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 Deborah L. Suciu (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Juniata Iron Works" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-01.
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