Barree Forge and Furnace

2 mi. N of Alexandria along the Juniata River, Alexandria, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Huntingdon.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 20, 1990. NRIS 90000405.

2 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Greene Hills Methodist Camp

From Wikipedia:

Barree Forge and Furnace

Barree Forge and Furnace, now known as Greene Hills Methodist Camp, is a national historic district located at Porter Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It consists of two contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing structure associated with a former ironworks. They are the ironmaster's mansion, furnace stack, a barn, and the site of the Barree iron forge built about 1797. The ironmaster's mansion was built in the 1830s, and is a 2 1/2-story brick house painted white. The furnace stack dates to 1864, and is a 30-foot square, coursed limestone structure. It measures between 6 and 15 feet tall. The ironworks closed in the 1880s. The property was acquired in 1963, by the United Methodist Church for use as a church camp.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993053

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