Colerain Forges Mansion
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| Location | Pennsylvania Route 45, 0.75 miles (1.21 km) south of Franklinville, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′20″N 78°6′0″W / 40.63889°N 78.10000°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1810, 1860 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| MPS | Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780--1939 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000406[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 20, 1990 |
The Colerain Forges Mansion is a historic home located at Franklin Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
It was built in four stages between the late-18th century and mid- to late-19th century. It appears as a two-story, five bay, "T"-shaped dwelling with a one-story, full-length porch in the Federal style. The oldest section is the two-story, plastered midsection. The frame portion to the east dates to the 1830s, and the brick section to the west to the 1840s. The rear section dates to the 1860s-1870s, and is a two-story board-and-batten structure. Also on the property is a 2+1⁄2-story, gable roofed stone outbuilding and a small board-and-batten shed. The house was built as the ironmaster's mansion at Colerain Forge.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1] The house and property are currently managed by a nonprofit, the Colerain Center for Education, Preservation, and the Arts.
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 Deborah L. Suciu (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Colerain Forges Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-28.
External links
- Mansion’s official website
- Historic American Buildings Survey, seven drawings
