National Register of Historic Places

Windsor Forge Mansion

Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Listed
January 4, 1990
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
89002283

About this property

Windsor Forge Mansion, also known as Windsor Place, is an historic home and national historic district located in Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. This property was built by William Branson and later owned by the well-known local Van Leer family, who owned several nearby iron businesses. Dr. Bernardhus Van Leer and his family were listed as owners of the mansion. This district includes four contributing buildings and three contributing objects. The buildings are the Ironmaster's Mansion, a stone smokehouse (c. 1765), a stone spring house (c. 1765), and a stone summer kitchen/servant's quarters (c. 1765). The three objects are pieces by noted artist and poet Blanche Nevin (1841–1925), who purchased Windsor Forge Mansion in 1899. Her grandfather Robert Jenkins (1769–1848) had previously been ironmaster and congressman. The oldest section of the Ironmaster's Mansion was built circa 1742; the western section was built circa 1765, and the connecting middle section was built circa 1815. A shed roof porch was added in 1899, at which time the structure was renovated. The house is 2+1⁄2 stories and was built using stone. Nevin also added a studio to the house.

Location

Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
40.12778, -75.95948

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Windsor Forge Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1990.

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Windsor Forge Mansion is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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