Robesonia Furnace Historic District
Robesonia Furnace Historic District | |
NRHP reference No. | 91001128[1] |
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Added to NRHP | September 6, 1991 |
The Robesonia Furnace Historic District, also known as the Reading Furnace and the Robesonia Iron Co. Ltd., is an historic, American
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
History and architectural features
This district encompasses thirty-five contributing buildings and two contributing sites. They include a series of one-and-one-half-story, single workers' houses that were built circa 1825, a set of stone, frame and slag block duplexes that were built circa 1845, 1890 and 1910, and bungalows that were built roughly between 1913 and 1915.
Other notable buildings are the
The contributing sites are the industrial remains of the Robesonia Furnace, which was established in 1794 by George Ege and then demolished in 1927 after its acquisition by Bethlehem Steel.[2]
This complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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: Robesonia Furnace Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved September 18, 2012.