Ross Furnace


Ross Furnace
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The furnace in October, 2014
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Location	Southwest of Tubmill Reservoir off Pennsylvania Route 711, Fairfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°19′33″N 79°5′26″W / 40.32583°N 79.09056°W / 40.32583; -79.09056Coordinates: 40°19′33″N 79°5′26″W / 40.32583°N 79.09056°W / 40.32583; -79.09056
Area	less than one acre
Built	1842
Architectural style	Other, Iron furnace
MPS	Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP Reference #	91001142^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 6, 1991

Ross Furnace is a historic iron furnace located at Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1842, and is a stone structure measuring 25 feet square at the base and 30 feet high. It has a triangular work arch and Roman blast arch. It remained in blast until about 1850-1855.^[2]

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

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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: Ross Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-10.

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