Joanna Furnace Complex

Joanna Furnace Complex
Joanna Furnace Complex is located in Pennsylvania
Joanna Furnace Complex
Joanna Furnace Complex is located in the United States
Joanna Furnace Complex
Nearest cityMorgantown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°11′28″N 75°53′22″W / 40.19111°N 75.88944°W / 40.19111; -75.88944
Area13.8 acres (5.6 ha)
ArchitectPotts, Samuel; Rutter, Thomas
NRHP reference No.80003426 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 23, 1980

The Joanna Furnace Complex was an iron furnace that operated from 1792 (232 years ago) (1792) to 1901 (123 years ago) (1901) in Robeson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Samuel Potts and Thomas Rutter III (grandson of Thomas Rutter) and named for Potts's wife Joanna.[2][3]

The furnace and its associated buildings were listed as a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Charles Jacob, 1979, NRHP Nomination Form for Joanna Furnace Complex Enter "public" for ID and "public" for password to access the site.
  3. ^ "Joanna Furnace". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.