Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site
National Register of Historic Places

Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site

Douglas Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
March 18, 2004
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04000191

About this property

The Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site, also known as Thomas Rutter's Mansion and the Pine Forge Iron Plantation, is an historic iron plantation and mansion and national historic district located in Douglass Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. This district has five contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and one contributing structure. They are the stone mansion or manor house, stone root cellar and smokehouse, "caretaker's cottage," garage, and small stone "worker's" house. The original section of the manor house was built about 1730, with additions made circa 1800 and in 1918. The contributing sites are the remains of a dam, remains of a grist mill, and ruins of two stone buildings. The contributing structure is the remains of a mill race. The property now the site of Pine Forge Academy.

Location

Douglas Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
40.28441, -75.70520

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site listed on the National Register?

Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 18, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site?

Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Pine Forge Mansion and Industrial Site is recorded as the industrial era.

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