Colerain Forges Mansion

Colerain Forges Mansion
Location Pennsylvania Route 45, 0.75 miles (1.21 km) south of Franklinville, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°38′20″N 78°6′0″W / 40.63889°N 78.10000°WCoordinates: 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
Governing body Private
MPS Industrial Resources of Huntingdon County, 1780--1939 MPS
NRHP Reference # 90000406[1]
Added to NRHP March 20, 1990

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ""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.