The Alliance Furnace, also known as Jacob's Creek Furnace and the Alliance Iron Works, is an historic iron furnace, which is located in Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Alliance Furnace | |
 Ruins of the furnace | |
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| Location | Off Township 568 at Jacobs Creek, northeast of Perryopolis, Perry Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°6′45″N 79°43′3″W / 40.11250°N 79.71750°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1789 |
| Architectural style | Iron furnace |
| MPS | Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001130[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 1991 |
| Designated PHMC | November 22, 1946[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt in 1789, the Alliance Furnace is a stone structure measuring twenty-five feet square by fifteen feet high.
Also located on the same property is a charcoal house which measures 40 by 25 by 20 feet (12.2 by 7.6 by 6.1 m). It was built as a blast furnace, placed in blast in 1792 and closed in 1802.[3]
The Alliance Furnace was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-26. Note: This includes Diane B. Reed (April 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Alliance Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.
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