Speedwell Forge Mansion
National Register of Historic Places

Speedwell Forge Mansion

Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Listed
May 23, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
06000429

About this property

Speedwell Forge Mansion, also known as Speedwell Forge Homestead, is a historic home located at Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The ironmaster's mansion was built about 1760, and is a 2½-story, four bay wide and two bay deep, brownstone and fieldstone dwelling in the Georgian style. It was expanded about 1795 with a Georgian/Federal style wing. Also on the property are a contributing stone summer kitchen (c. 1760), stone and frame workshop (c. 1795-c. 1850), stone paymaster's office c. 1795), and stone privy (c. 1795). The forge operated continuously until 1854, when it closed as iron production moved west. The property has been restored and turned into a bed and breakfast as well as the Wolf Sanctuary of Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

465 Speedwell Forge Rd.
Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
40.21563, -76.33091

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Sources

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When was Speedwell Forge Mansion listed on the National Register?

Speedwell Forge Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Speedwell Forge Mansion?

Speedwell Forge Mansion is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Speedwell Forge Mansion is recorded as the colonial era.

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