Paradise Furnace
The Paradise Furnace, also known as the Mary Anne Furnace, is a national historic district that is located in Trough Creek State Park in Todd Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Paradise Furnace | |
 West side of the furnace stack in September 2014 | |
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| Location | 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Entriken in Trough Creek State Park, Todd Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°18′39″N 78°07′34″W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| MPS | Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780-1939 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000403[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1990 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
History and architectural features
This consists of two contributing buildings and one contributing structure that are associated with a former iron furnace. They are the ironmaster's mansion, furnace stack, and a log workers' house. The ironmaster's mansion, which was built during the 1830s, is a two-and-one-half-story stone house that was designed in the Georgian style.
The furnace stack dates to the 1830s, and is a twenty-eight-foot, square, coursed rubble stone structure, which measures between fifteen and twenty feet tall. The ironworks operated from the late-eighteenth century into the mid-nineteenth century, when economic conditions caused it to be fired.
The two-story log house dates to the late-eighteenth century. It was converted for use as the park visitor's center/museum in 1982.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
- "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 Deborah L. Suciu (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Paradise Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved December 2, 2011.
