Alliance Furnace

Alliance Furnace

Ruins of the furnace
Location Off Township 568 at Jacobs Creek, northeast of Perryopolis, Perry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°6′45″N 79°43′3″W / 40.11250°N 79.71750°W / 40.11250; -79.71750Coordinates: 40°6′45″N 79°43′3″W / 40.11250°N 79.71750°W / 40.11250; -79.71750
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1789
Architectural style Other, Iron furnace
MPS Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP Reference # 91001130[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 6, 1991
Designated PHMC November 22, 1946[2]

Alliance Furnace, also known as Jacob's Creek Furnace and Alliance Iron Works, is a historic iron furnace located at Perry Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1789, and is a stone structure measuring 25 feet square and 15 feet high. Also on the property is a charcoal house measuring 40 feet by 25 feet by 20 feet. It was built as a blast furnace, placed in blast in 1792 and closed in 1802.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. 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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