Appomattox Iron Works
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Appomattox Iron Works | |
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Appomattox Iron Works, HABS Photo, 1974 | |
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| Location | 20-28 Old St., Petersburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°13′58″N 77°24′22″W / 37.23278°N 77.40611°WCoordinates: 37°13′58″N 77°24′22″W / 37.23278°N 77.40611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1815 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP Reference # | 76002226[1] |
| VLR # | 123-0087 |
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| Added to NRHP | August 11, 1976 |
| Designated VLR | April 20, 1976[2] |
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Appomattox Iron Works is a historic iron foundry complex located at Petersburg, Virginia. The complex consists of nine buildings: the machine shop, the mill store, the supply room, the pipe shop, the carpenter's shop and pattern shop, the core room, the foundry building, the blacksmith's shop, and the ruins of a stable. The machine shop at 28 Old St. is the oldest structure in the complex. It was built between 1810 and 1825, and is a three-story, four bay, Federal style brick building. The Appomattox Iron Works operated at this location from 1899 until 1972.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1] It is located in the Petersburg Old Town Historic District.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Appomattox Iron Works" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
External links
- Appomattox Iron Works, 20-28 Old Street, Petersburg, Petersburg, VA: 58 photos, 6 measured drawings, 14 data pages, and 3 photo caption pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
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