National Register of Historic Places

Longdale Furnace Historic District

Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia
Listed
August 2, 1995
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
95000898

About this property

Longdale Furnace is an unincorporated community located east of Clifton Forge in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States. Much of the community was designated a national historic district and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The district encompasses 27 contributing buildings, eight contributing sites and three contributing structures historically associated with the Longdale Iron Company foundries' operations and personnel. It includes the original stone furnace stack (1827), two-story Longdale Iron Company Office (late-1820s), Longdale Iron Company Laboratory, two tall cylindrical brick chimneys, brick machine shop, Firmstone-Johnson House (1870s–1880s), the Queen Anne-style Assistant Manager's House (1870s–1880s), and the Company Doctor's Office.

Location

Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia
37.81008, -79.68336

Categories

INDUSTRYARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Clifton Furnace
Early Republic
6.2 mi
Jefferson School
Industrial
7.4 mi
Clifton Forge Historic District
Industrial
7.6 mi
Clifton Forge Commercial Historic District
Listed
7.7 mi
Callie Furnace
Industrial
8 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Millboro Springs (Bath County)
1862Civil War
12.9 mi

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When was Longdale Furnace Historic District listed on the National Register?

Longdale Furnace Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 1995.

What type of historic resource is Longdale Furnace Historic District?

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

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