Tredegar Iron Works

Tredegar Iron Works
Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Virginia, U.S., photograph by Alexander Gardner
Tredegar Iron Works is located in Virginia
Tredegar Iron Works
Tredegar Iron Works is located in the United States
Tredegar Iron Works
LocationRichmond, Virginia
Coordinates37°32′8″N 77°26′43″W / 37.53556°N 77.44528°W / 37.53556; -77.44528
Built1841
ArchitectReev Davis
NRHP reference No.71001048[1]
VLR No.127-0186
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 2, 1971
Designated NHLDDecember 22, 1977[3]
Designated VLRJanuary 5, 1971[2]

The Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia, was the biggest ironworks in the Confederacy during the American Civil War, and a significant factor in the decision to make Richmond the Confederate capital.

Tredegar supplied about half the artillery used by the Confederate States Army, as well as the iron plating for CSS Virginia, the first Confederate ironclad warship, which fought in the historic Battle of Hampton Roads in March 1862. The works avoided destruction by troops during the evacuation of the city, and continued production through the mid-20th century. Now classified as a National Historic Landmark District, the site serves as the main building of the American Civil War Museum.

The name Tredegar derives from the Welsh industrial town that supplied much of the company's early workforce.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#71001048)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Tredegar Iron Works". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2009-01-14. Retrieved 2008-06-27.