Longdale Furnace Historic District
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Longdale Furnace Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly, along Longdale Furnace Rd., Iron Ore Ln., Church Rd. and Conner Ln., near Clifton Forge, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°48′33″N 79°41′04″W / 37.80917°N 79.68444°WCoordinates: 37°48′33″N 79°41′04″W / 37.80917°N 79.68444°W |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1827 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Federal, No Style Listed |
| NRHP Reference # | 95000898[1] |
| VLR # | 003-0338 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 3, 1995 |
| Designated VLR | April 28, 1995[2] |
Longdale Furnace Historic District is a national historic district located near Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia. The district encompasses 27 contributing buildings, 8 contributing sites, and 3 contributing structures historically associated with the Longdale Iron Company foundries' operations and personnel. It includes the original stone furnace stack (1827), two-story Longdale Iron Company Office (late-1820s), Longdale Iron Company Laboratory, two tall cylindrical brick chimneys, brick machine shop, Firmstone-Johnson House (1870s-1880s), the Queen Anne-style Assistant Manager's House (1870s-1880s), and the Company Doctor's Office.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ Leslie A. Giles (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Longdale Furnace Historic District" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources., Accompanying two photos and Accompanying map
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