National Register of Historic Places

Paradise Furnace

Entriken, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Listed
March 20, 1990
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
90000403

About this property

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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. 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 center/museum in 1982.

Location

Entriken, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
40.31110, -78.12542

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

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When was Paradise Furnace listed on the National Register?

Paradise Furnace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Paradise Furnace?

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

What is the period of significance for Paradise Furnace?

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