George Cresswell Furnace, also known as the George Cresswell Furnace Stack is a historic lead furnace located near Potosi, Washington County, Missouri. It was built about 1840, and is an open hearth furnace measuring about 100 feet square at its base and constructed of massive limestone blocks interlaced with mortar. The stack rises to a height of approximately 25 feet.[2]: 3
George Cresswell Furnace | |
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| Location | MO F, near Potosi, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°2′27″N 90°50′20″W / 38.04083°N 90.83889°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1840 |
| Architectural style | American Scotch hearth |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000613[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 23, 1988 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Hugh Davidson (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: George Cresswell Furnace" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-03-01. (includes 6 photographs from 1988)