Isabella Furnace
National Register of Historic Places

Isabella Furnace

Brandywine Manor, Chester County, Pennsylvania
Listed
September 5, 1991
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
91001135

About this property

Isabella Furnace was a cold blast charcoal iron furnace located in West Nantmeal Township, Pennsylvania. The furnace was named for Isabella Potts, wife of one of the partners, a member of the Potts ironmaking family. Isabella was the last iron furnace to be built in the county, in 1835, and was operated by members of the Potts family and their partners until 1855, when they lost control of it in a bankruptcy. It returned to the family in 1881, when it was purchased by Col. Joseph Potts (nephew of Isabella), who modernized it. The furnace, the last to operate in Chester County, went out of blast in 1894, a few months after Col. Potts' death, but remained largely intact until after his son's death in 1943. The remains of the furnace complex have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1991.

Location

Brandywine Manor, Chester County, Pennsylvania
40.11343, -75.82281

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

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When was Isabella Furnace listed on the National Register?

Isabella Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Isabella Furnace?

Isabella Furnace is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Isabella Furnace?

The period of significance for Isabella Furnace is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1835.

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