Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site explained

Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site
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Location:Pine Forge Rd and Douglass Dr., Pine Forge, Douglass Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.2839°N -75.7053°W
Built:c. 1730, 1800, 1918
Architect:R. Brognard Okie
Architecture:Early Republic, Federal
Added:March 18, 2004
Refnum:04000191

The Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site, also known as Thomas Rutter's Mansion and the Pine Forge Iron Plantation, is an historic, American iron plantation and mansion and national historic district located in Douglass Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

History and architectural features

This district has five contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and one contributing structure. They are the stone mansion or manor house, stone root cellar and smokehouse, "caretaker's cottage," garage, and small stone "worker's" house. The original section of the manor house was built about 1730, with additions made circa 1800 and in 1918. The contributing sites are the remains of a dam, remains of a grist mill, and ruins of two stone buildings. The contributing structure is the remains of a mill race. The property now the site of Pine Forge Academy.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H079356_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site]. 2012-08-22. Melissa Pilar LaValley. PDF. August 2003.