Barree Forge and Furnace explained

Barree Forge and Furnace
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:2 miles (3.2 km) north of Alexandria along the Juniata River, Porter Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.5883°N -78.1011°W
Added:March 20, 1990
Refnum:90000405

Barree Forge and Furnace, now known as Greene Hills Methodist Camp, is a national historic district located at Porter Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It consists of two contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure associated with a former ironworks. They are the ironmaster's mansion, furnace stack, a barn, and the site of the Barree iron forge built about 1797. The ironmaster's mansion was built in the 1830s, and is a 2 1/2-story brick house painted white. The furnace stack dates to 1864, and is a 30-foot square, coursed limestone structure. It measures between 6 and 15 feet tall. The ironworks closed in the 1880s. The property was acquired in 1963, by the United Methodist Church for use as a church camp.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. December 2, 2011. July 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H070239_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Barree Forge and Furnace]. 2011-12-02. Deborah L. Suciu. PDF. August 1989.