Oregon Iron Company Furnace

Oregon Iron Company Furnace
Restored remnants of the first Oregon Iron Company furnace, 2010
Nearest cityLake Oswego, Oregon
Coordinates45°24′39.54″N 122°39′38.52″W / 45.4109833°N 122.6607000°W / 45.4109833; -122.6607000
Built1866[2]
ArchitectRichard Martin
NRHP reference No.74001674[1]
Added to NRHP1974

The Oregon Iron Company Furnace, or Oswego Iron Furnace, is an iron furnace used by the Oregon Iron Company, in Lake Oswego, Oregon's George Rogers Park, in the United States. The structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places[3] in 1974[1] and underwent a major renovation in 2010.[3][4][5] The current furnace is the only structure that remains of the original iron company, [6] and is the oldest industrial landmark in the state of Oregon.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 3. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ^ "Site Information: Oregon Iron Company Furnace". Oregon Historic Sites Database. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
  3. ^ a b Harbinger, Molly (October 25, 2012). "Historic Lake Oswego iron furnace restoration project earns national award". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  4. ^ Zheng, Yuxing (May 8, 2010). "Lake Oswego's historic iron furnace receives expensive renovation". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  5. ^ Runquist, Justin (November 15, 2013). "Portland craft workers win national award for restoring Lake Oswego landmark". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  6. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form" (PDF). 2021-06-04.
  7. ^ "Oswego Iron Furnace". www.oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2021-05-27.