Wharton Furnace

	Wharton Furnace
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Wharton Furnace, October 2013
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Location	Wharton Furnace-Hull Road south of U.S. Route 40, southeast of Hopwood, Wharton Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°49′32″N 79°38′18″W / 39.82556°N 79.63833°WCoordinates: 39°49′32″N 79°38′18″W / 39.82556°N 79.63833°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1837
Architectural style	Iron furnace
MPS	Iron and Steel Resources of Pennsylvania MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001143
Added to NRHP	September 6, 1991

Wharton Furnace is an historic iron furnace located at Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built in 1837, and is a stone structure measuring 33 feet (10 m) wide, 31 feet (9.4 m) deep, and 31 feet (9.4 m) high. It was built as a blast furnace, placed in blast in 1839 and went out of blast by 1850. It was built by Congressman Andrew Stewart (1791-1872).^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Diane B. Reed (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wharton Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Diane B. Reed (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wharton Furnace" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-23.

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