Longdale Furnace, Virginia

Longdale Furnace is an unincorporated community located east of Clifton Forge in Alleghany County, Virginia, United States.

Longdale Furnace Historic District
LocationRoughly, along Longdale Furnace Rd., Iron Ore Ln., Church Rd. and Conner Ln., near Clifton Forge, Virginia
Coordinates37°48′33″N 79°41′04″W
Area50 acres (20 ha)
Built1827 (1827)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Federal
NRHP reference No.95000898[1]
VLR No.003-0338
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1995
Designated VLRApril 28, 1995[2]

Much of the community was designated a national historic district and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] The district encompasses 27 contributing buildings, 8 contributing sites, and 3 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.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. Leslie A. Giles (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Longdale Furnace Historic District" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources., Accompanying two photos and Accompanying map



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